Posts Tagged: Europe Antisemitism
Plot to Bomb Amsterdam Synagogue — Revealed in Leaked Intelligence Reports — Latest Evidence of Unsafe Environment for Jews, Says Dutch Political Activist
A plot to bomb an Amsterdam synagogue, planned by a Muslim terrorist cell based in the Netherlands -- revealed on Thursday in leaked intelligence documents...
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Bolster US Cooperation With Europe to Combat Antisemitism
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation last week that seeks to bolster the US government’s monitoring and combating of antisemitic incidents in Europe. Reps. Nita...
Madrid Mayor Joins American Jewish Committee Initiative Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has signed on to an American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) initiative, "Mayors United Against Antisemitism," which calls on municipal leaders in...
Commemorating Dead Jews While Hating the Living
"The battle for the equal value of all people and against antisemitism and racism is a part of foreign policy. Sweden and the EU have...
Dressing Jewish in Public — A Call to Arms
With antisemitisim arising in France, England, and in Europe as a whole, Jewish leaders have been debating the removal of the yarmulke (skullcap) in public. This...
Putin Calls on European Jews Facing Antisemitism to Come to Russia
JNS.org - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on European Jews facing rising antisemitism to return to Russia. “They can come to us,” Putin told a delegation from...
‘Mentor-Candidate’ Platform Seeks to Provide New Roadmap for Aliyah
JNS.org - Six years ago, Israeli entrepreneur and start-up mentor Raphael Gross made a commitment to his rabbi that he would enable Jews to experience Israel...
House Passes Unanimous Resolution Urging Europe to Protect Jewish Communities
JNS.org - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging European nations to do more to protect Jewish communities amid an...
State Dept. Report on Religious Freedom Cites Rise in European Antisemitism
JNS.org - The U.S. State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom, released on Wednesday by Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom...
Top EU Official Warns of ‘Unacceptable’ Rising Antisemitism in Europe
A senior European Union official has warned of rising antisemitism in Europe as attacks and threats against Jews continue in EU member countries. European Commission Vice...
Poll: Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim Views Down Across Europe After Charlie Hebdo Attacks
A new survey by the Pew Research Center showed decreased antisemitic and bigoted views across Europe in 2015 in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in Paris,...
Robert Wistrich, Leading Scholar of Antisemitism, Dies of Heart Attack at 70
JNS.org- Prof. Robert S. Wistrich, widely considered the world's leading scholar on antisemitism, died from a heart attack on Tuesday at age 70. He was...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Seeks to Shut Down Antisemitic Websites
JNS.org - Following a special forum of some 1,000 experts put together by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the ministry has decided to act to...
Pope Francis Meets With Chief Rabbi of Rome
JNS.org - Pope Francis met with the chief rabbi of Rome, Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, on Monday at the Vatican. The Vatican said in a...
