Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in Europe
Norwegian Newspaper Condemned Over Netanyahu Swastika Cartoon
A cartoon published earlier this week in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet has drawn strong criticism from a number of major Jewish groups and Israeli officials. In...
What Germans Understand About BDS
JNS.org – Who ever thought Germans would have a better grasp of the need to stand up against antisemitism than the Scots? It’s been more than...
Swedish Court Sentences Three to Prison Over Synagogue Arson Attack
A court on Monday sentenced three men who had sought asylum in Sweden to prison for an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in Gothenburg in December...
At Unveiling of New Terezin Monument, European Jewish Leader Warns ‘Lessons of Holocaust Have Been Forgotten’
A new monument -- commemorating the victims of the Nazi Holocaust -- was unveiled on Monday at the site of the Terezin concentration camp in the...
Toward a Judaism of Resistance
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. -- Joel 4:10 My first encounter with antisemitism came quite...
Suspect in Antisemitic Attack in Berlin Turns Himself in
German police said on Thursday that a suspected perpetrator of an antisemitic attack had turned himself in after investigators managed to identify him with the...
Austrian Freedom Party Politician Resigns Over Neo-Nazi Scandal
A high-ranking official from Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) resigned on Thursday, yielding to mounting pressure over his association with a group accused of being...
Pope Urges Europe to Be More Active in Fighting Antisemitism
Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight antisemitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow...
Austria’s Kurz Vows to Fight Antisemitism, After Israel Voices Concern Over Inclusion of Far-Right Party in His Coalition
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday his new coalition would focus on fighting antisemitism, after Israel made it clear it would not work directly...
Man With Palestinian Flag Smashes Jewish Restaurant Windows in Amsterdam
A man with a Palestinian flag yelling "God is great" was detained by police in the Netherlands on Thursday after smashing the windows of a...
The Fable of George Soros
JNS.org – George Soros, the Hungarian-American billionaire, has all the makings of a character in a Hasidic fable. Here is a man distrusted by many of his...
European TV Station Criticized for Pulling Film on Rise of Antisemitism
JNS.org - A joint German-French public TV station is facing a wave of criticism for refusing to air a documentary on the rise of antisemitism in...
Jewish Human Rights Group: German Court Ruling in Synagogue Arson Case ‘Legitimizes Violent Antisemitism’
A German regional court’s affirmation of a lower court ruling that a July 2014 attempt by three Muslim men to burn down a Wuppertal synagogue...
European Jews ‘Breathe Sigh of Relief’ After Defeat of Far-Right Candidate in Austrian Presidential Election Rerun
European Jewish groups are welcoming the defeat of far-right candidate Norbert Hofer in Sunday’s presidential election rerun. According to projections, Hofer -- of Austria’s Freedom Party...
