Judicial officials say Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations of violence against three youths of North African origin by suspected members of a hard-line pro-Israel group. The violence allegedly took place Thursday outside a Paris high school in the 16th district where suspected members of the Jewish Defense League were handing out leaflets….
The Jewish community in Belgium is leading to extra protection due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Gaza. Attacks and vandalism on Jewish synagogues have been reported, and anti-Semitism has been expressed during demonstrations. An increase in police presence in Antwerp and Brussels has been put in place to monitor potential targets. “Our community…
Jewish communities in Germany and Switzerland are facing a growing number of threats and anti-Semitic incitement since the outbreak of the IDF operation in Gaza. The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday in an exclusive interview that there had been an increased number of…
Paris judicial officials have decided that an attack on three Jewish youths on September 6th in eastern Paris (the same street where a Jewish teenager was beaten in June) did not have anti-Semitic motives. The five suspects were charged with simple voluntary violence. The three young yarmulkes-wearing Jews were attacked after demanding an explanation from…
Antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise across Europe, according to a survey of global opinion released yesterday. In contrast to the US and Britain where unfavourable opinion of Jews has been stable and low for several years at between 7 and 9%, the Pew Survey of Global Attitudes found that hostile attitudes to Jews…
