Posts Tagged: Anti-Semitism Europe
Should Europe’s Jews Give Up and Move to Israel?
On Sunday, the Guardian reported the depressing fact that “almost half of British Jews avoid showing visible signs of their Judaism in public, such as a Star...
Europe Can’t Fight Antisemitism While Ignoring Threats to Israel
Dear European Union -- we have to talk about a major foreign policy blind spot: your relations with Israel. Countless times, I have heard European leaders,...
The Hazards of Holocaust Remembrance in Europe
It is ironic that French President Emmanuel Macron and the UK’s Prince Charles took advantage of their participation in an unprecedented gathering of world leaders...
Experiencing Antisemitism Firsthand in Scandinavia
I was born in Israel to a mother of Finnish-Jewish heritage whose first language was Swedish. Given my roots in Scandinavia, in 2015 I decided...
European Hypocrites on US Peace Plan for Israel
Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan has yet to be published, but that hasn’t stopped 37 former Europeans politicians and officials from publishing a joint letter...
German Politician Troubled by Rising Antisemitism Throughout Europe
JNS.org - For the first time in history, the president of the European Union plans to hold a conference on antisemitism and anti-Zionism. The “Europe Beyond...
An International View of the Pittsburgh Murders
The killing of 11 Jews at an American synagogue has now inserted itself into a sequence of other murders targeting Jews and their institutions in...
Swiss Government Neglects Security of Country’s Jews
After the recent terrorist murders of Jews in France, Belgium and Denmark, other Western European governments are beginning to understand that it is their legal and...
Why an Antisemitism Commissioner for Germany Is a Good Idea
JNS.org - There’s an intense debate going on in Germany right now about whether to create a post for a federal commissioner to deal with the...
College Campuses and the Absurdity of Antisemitism
As the UN Security Council once more turns to its obsession with bashing Israel (as US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley recently pointed out ), the Israelis...
Why Europe’s Meltdown Threatens Jews
Today, Diaspora Jewish communities are suffering severe trauma as they experience erosion of the acceptance and security they enjoyed over the past half century. Whether...
On Modern Antisemitism, Christian Silence Is Complicity
JNS.org - In the 1930s in Germany, many caved to the dangerous political agenda of the time. They wanted power, peace, and prosperity, to reclaim their...
What the Brexit Vote Means for Israel, the EU and Our Future
In the immediate wake of Great Britain’s decision to “Brexit” the European Union, President Obama (who lobbied unsuccessfully for “Bremain”) sought to reassure parties on...
Recognizing Antisemitism Is the First Step to Fighting It
There is major confusion about the nature and range of antisemitism today. Most people recognize antisemitism when presented with it in simple statement form, such...
