Posts Tagged: Europe Anti-Semitism
For European Jewish Students, Anti-Israel Vibes All Around (INTERVIEW)
As colleges around the United States face a growing tide of anti-Israel sentiment, the director of a new campus advocacy group based in Europe warned...
British Anti-Semitic Incidents Reach Lowest Level Since 2005
JNS.org - British anti-Semitic incidents have reached their lowest level since 2005. The Community Security Trust (CST) reported that 529 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded...
Europe Woos Iran as it Shuns Israel
JNS.org - Nobody does double standards quite like the Europeans. And if recent developments are anything to go by, they will remain the market leader...
No One’s Laughing at This Anti-Semitic Comedian
First it was the iconographically challenged neo-Nazis that gave us that other brand of Bizarro swastika found in the Popular Association - Golden Dawn's logo....
Anti-Semitism, A Warning Sign for Europe
The European Union has had its share of daunting challenges. From sluggish growth to punishing austerity, from high levels of unemployment to fears of brain drain,...
Circumcision is Under Attack in Europe
JNS.org - This week, as Jews across the world celebrate Hanukkah, they also remember the victory of the Maccabees against the brutal rule...
Why Do Swedish Jews Need to File for Political Asylum in Their Own Country?
Last year we had the pleasure of interviewing a Swedish Jew (and Zionist activist) named Annika Hernroth-Rothstein, who recounted her experiences living in a country plagued by...
The Reality of Anti-Semitism in Europe
JNS.org - WASHINGTON—The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released its long-awaited survey of how European Jews perceive and experience anti-Semitism. The...
Kristallnacht Commemorations in Europe Hide Modern Day Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - While commemorations for the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht took place around the world last weekend, remembrance of the atrocity does not address...
Kristallnacht’s Long Shadow Hangs Over Europe
Kristallnacht. Seventy-five years later, the very word (Night of Broken Glass) still casts its long shadow. On Nov. 9th, 1938, a mass pogrom was unleashed...
Hungary Promises Crackdown on Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics vowed to "crack down" on anti-Semitism in his country through legal and political means during a conference...
Greek Authorities Arrest Leaders of Far-Right, Neo-Nazi Party
AFP - Greece on Saturday arrested the leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and hunted for dozens of members as part of a crackdown...
Anti-Semitism in Belgium Hits New High
I have devoted numerous columns of late to the tsunami of anti-Semitism sweeping throughout Western Europe, noting that aside from the frenziedly anti-Semitic Islamic extremists,...
Will Norway’s New Government Crack Down on Anti-Semitism?
JNS.org - Earlier this month, conservative candidates in Norway won landslide elections, deposing the Labour party majority that has ruled for nearly a decade. Many...
