RabbisOver 100 rabbis question EU leaders over ‘future for Jews in Europe’More than 130 rabbis called for greater protection for synagogues and community sites amid surging antisemitism across the continentBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
IsraelNetherlands sanctions far-right Israeli ministers over ‘calls for ethnic cleansing’ in GazaThe move was condemned by right-wing opposition figures as ‘hatred against Israel’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
AntisemitismRomanian president blocks bill criminalising antisemitic hate speechNicușor Dan said the legislation may infringe on constitutional freedoms and ban the honouring of the anti-communist resistanceBy Canaan Lidor2 min read
The NetherlandsThe Labour-GreenLeft alliance in the Netherlands calls for ban on Dutch supplies for Iron DomeFrans Timmermans, the leader of the leftwing alliance, has said he would support Israelis losing protection from Iranian missiles as a consequence of voting for NetanyahuBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
JPRIsraeli expat communities in Europe are among the fastest growing in the worldThe ‘Israeli-connected’ Jewish population now represents nine per cent of the diaspora, according to new JPR studyBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
By Joël RubinfeldBelgium is at the centre of the global Dreyfus trialThe acquittal of a man who wrote that he wanted to ‘stab Jews’ demonstrates the depths to which this country has sunk5 min read
GermanyThe surge in support for extremism that’s taken Germany close to the edgeAlthough not outwardly adopting a Nazi aesthetic, the AfD is where antisemites have found a political homeBy Volker Beck3 min read
Israel ends official boycott of European far-right parties despite history of antisemitism allegationsMembers of France’s National Rally and the Sweden Democrats have faced allegations of Jew-hatred but the Foreign Ministry cited their staunch support of Israel as a key factor in the decisionBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 27, 2025 15:21
Four Hamas suspects on trial in Berlin for ‘plotting attacks against Jewish targets’A German court heard that the men hid weapons caches throughout Europe in order to carry out ‘flanking attacks’ related to the October 7 massacresBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||February 26, 2025 13:03
Musk urges German far-right to move beyond ‘past guilt’ in AfD campaign appearanceTech billionaire tells German crowd: ‘It's good to be proud of German culture, German values’By Jane Prinsley1 min read||January 26, 2025 11:37
Nearly half of Americans can’t name a single Nazi death camp, new study findsThe survey discovered a decline in Holocaust education among young people in the nations most directly affected by the atrocitiesBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 23, 2025 12:39
Report rejects calls for Belgium Holocaust compensation over role in death camp deportationsThe country’s nationalised rail company was paid huge sums by the Nazi regime for helping to facilitate the Shoah, according to a recent studyBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 21, 2025 16:27
Who was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Holocaust denier who reshaped the French far-right?One of Europe’s most influential populists, Le Pen’s message of hate looks set to outlive himBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||January 8, 2025 17:29
Jews face ‘worst’ situation since Kristallnacht, says European Jewish leaderThe chairman of the European Jewish Association wants the EU to declare a six-month ‘emergency’ period to tackle antisemitismBy Imogen Garfinkel1 min read||November 19, 2024 10:45
Jewish youth targeted in two further attacks in European citiesArrests over ‘Jew hunt’ in Antwerp and police protection for Jewish youth team in BerlinBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||November 12, 2024 16:21
Dutch community rallies to rescue Israeli fans after violent attacks in Amsterdam‘A Dunkirk-esque armada of Dutch Jews scrabbling to take Maccabi fans to the airportBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||November 8, 2024 15:42
