Posts Tagged: Europe Jews
Muslim Antisemitism in Germany
German political correctness has led to the cover-up of antisemitism -- in both its classic and anti-Israeli types -- among Muslim immigrants. Suddenly, a tipping...
In Europe, ‘Islamophobia’ Gets the Headlines — Despite Trailing Antisemitic Violence
When Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel earlier this month, many warned of repercussions and attacks against Jews. And within days, a Muslim...
Don’t Let Incident in Switzerland Distract From True Antisemitism
A sign that appeared to discriminate against Jewish guests was recently posted at the Aparthaus Paradies hotel in Switzerland. The sign -- which was met...
New Study: Europe’s Rising Antisemitism Forcing Jews to Leave or Hide
JNS.org - Why do half of French Jews want to leave France? Because the recent rise of violent antisemitism has made French Jews justifiably concerned...
The Drumbeat Against Jewish Ritual in Europe Sounds Once More
JNS.org - This past week, Jewish ritual observance came under attack in both Belgium and Norway. While there is nothing suggesting that the respective moves against...
Difficult Questions and Contested Answers on Antisemitism
JNS.org - In his magnum opus A Lethal Obsession, the late Robert Wistrich, one of Israel’s finest scholars of Jew-hatred, elegantly summarized the character of antisemitism at...
European Jewish Leader Urges EU to Adopt Legal Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor called on Europe’s leaders to adopt a working legal definition of antisemitism amid growing threats facing the...
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...
Europe’s Double Challenge and Israel’s Complex Role
The European Union is facing the greatest challenge in its history, due to mass migration and significantly heightened security threats. As a result, Europe is now trying to reconcile a...
With Antisemitism Rising in Germany, Jewish Groups Encourage Victims to Speak Up
JNS.org - In the summer of 2015, on the streets of Berlin, a gang of drunks approached an Israeli and German woman, who were speaking Hebrew,...
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Antisemitism
When I was young, I always thought that antisemitism had died in the burning wreckage of Berlin, or the smoldering remains of Hitler’s body. I...
Is Antisemitism the New ‘Normal’ in Europe?
In Michel Houellebecq's dystopian novel, Submission (2015), which takes place in an imaginary France in 2022, when the Muslim Brotherhood has won elections and rules...
In Europe, Jew-Hatred Trumps National Security
What is perhaps most conspicuous about the growth of antisemitism on the European Left, as exemplified by the current crisis in the British Labour Party,...
Jews Aren’t Safe in Belgium — Nor Is Anyone Else
Following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, it has been revealed just how incredibly lax and ill-prepared Belgium's security authorities were. Belgian authorities had accurate advance...
