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Azerbaijan’s chief rabbi criticises Israel’s recognition of Armenian Genocide

Rabbi Zamir Isayev said the move hurts ties with Baku without punishing Turkey, urging Jerusalem not to advance recognition further.

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The historic Palau d'Alfons XIII tower overlooks the Barcelona skyline (Getty Images)

Jews chased through Barcelona by antisemitic mob

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Dutch retirement home cancels concert from Jewish Eurovision winner after pro-Palestine protests

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Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was abducted, tortured and murdered by a gang of criminals (Photo: Flash90)

More than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025

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Italian Senate panel backs draft bill to ban ‘antisemitic rallies’

The new law would make the IHRA definition of antisemitism binding for Italy's judiciary and law enforcement if passed

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February 4, 2026 11:05

The Italian Senate in Rome (Photo: Fratello Gracco via Wikimidia Commons)

Jewish cemetery in Spain vandalised in ‘despicable antisemitic act of desecration’

Several headstones at the Jewish cemetery of Les Corts in Barcelona were found smashed at the weekend

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January 26, 2026 14:54

Damaged graves at the Jewish cemetery (Photo: Jewish Community of Barcelona)

Rioters in Barcelona smash ‘Israel-linked’ businesses and torch cars

Around 15,000 anti-Israel protesters took to the streets of the Catalan capital

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October 16, 2025 16:15

Anti-Israel protesters in Barcelona on October 15, 2025 (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Man who punched Montreal Jew as his children clung to him ruled ‘not criminally responsible’

Court finds that the attacker was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the incident

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September 18, 2025 12:44

The man was attacked in a park in Montreal and his kippah thrown on the ground (Image: X/@gidonsaar)

Anti-Israel flotilla to feature activist linked to proscribed group

Jaldia Abubakra heads the Samidoun network in Spain, the group said in a document announcing her participation

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September 1, 2025 14:26

One of the vessels in the latest Gaza flotilla will count Jaldia Abubakra, a leading activist for Samidoun, amongst its crew (Image: Getty)

Canada’s Jewish community ‘deeply troubled’ after stabbing in kosher section of Ottawa grocery store

The ‘unprovoked attack’ is being investigated by the Ottawa Police Service’s hate and bias crime unit

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August 29, 2025 11:14

The National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa was vandalised in an unrelated incident earlier this year (Photo courtesy of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs)

Italian professor urges ‘unfriend your Jewish friends on Facebook, even the good ones’

Luca Nivarra is a law professor at the University of Palermo

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August 28, 2025 17:20

Luca Nivarra urged social media users to “unfriend” all Jews on Facebook to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza (Photo: YouTube)

Israeli rabbi officiates wedding of fallen son’s ex-fiancée

Nearly two years after his son fell in battle, Tamir Granot oversaw the marriage of the woman the soldier had planned to wed

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August 15, 2025 15:07

Rabbi Tamir Granot officiated the wedding of hi fallen son's ex-fiancée (Image: courtesy)

Paris air-traffic controller suspended over ‘Free Palestine’ message to El Al pilots

Separately, a French diplomat said his country was withholding visas for El Al security staff as payback for Israel's security checks of diplomatic personnel

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August 14, 2025 10:36

IDF bans Chinese cars from bases over data leak fears

The move follows a deterioration in Sino-Israeli relations over the war in Gaza and allies’ concerns about espionage

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August 8, 2025 14:33

A car parked outside an IDF facility Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh

Israelis kicked out of restaurant and refused entry to campsite in Austria

Two separate incidents of Israelis facing discrimination in Austria, have surfaced in the past week

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July 28, 2025 15:00

Israelis kicked out of restaurant and refused entry to campsite in Austria

Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogue

The wooden prayer hall was erected in Tomsk by Jews who'd been taken as children and forcefully conscripted to the Tsar’s army for 20 years.

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July 17, 2025 14:40

Workers preserving the Soldiers' Synagogue in Tomsk, Siberia discovered a century-old siddur hidden in the attic (Image: Canaan Lidor)

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Latest from Canaan Lidor

Azerbaijan’s chief rabbi criticises Israel’s recognition of Armenian Genocide

Jews chased through Barcelona by antisemitic mob

Dutch retirement home cancels concert from Jewish Eurovision winner after pro-Palestine protests

More than 50% of religiously motivated hate crimes in France targeted Jews in 2025

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Italian Senate panel backs draft bill to ban ‘antisemitic rallies’

Jewish cemetery in Spain vandalised in ‘despicable antisemitic act of desecration’

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Anti-Israel flotilla to feature activist linked to proscribed group

Canada’s Jewish community ‘deeply troubled’ after stabbing in kosher section of Ottawa grocery store

Italian professor urges ‘unfriend your Jewish friends on Facebook, even the good ones’

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Paris air-traffic controller suspended over ‘Free Palestine’ message to El Al pilots

IDF bans Chinese cars from bases over data leak fears

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Century-old siddur found during preservation of Siberian synagogue