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EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant talks with The Times of Israel about the rise of antisemitism in Europe

“Lots of Jews in Europe are afraid to go to synagogue, to send their kids to school, to show a kippah or a Star of David,” said EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant.

Jerusalem Post: “After arson attack on German synagogue, hundreds rally in support”

The EJC praised the event saying that it was “truly heartwarming to see such a powerful display of solidarity and friendship with Oldenburg’s Jewish community.”

JNS: ‘Gaza Free,’ swastika spray-painted on home of Holocaust survivors in Belgium

The European Jewish Congress is raising attention about an act of vandalism in Fléron, Belgium, targeting a husband and wife who survived the Holocaust. “Gaza Free” and a swastika were spray-painted in hot pink on the side of the residents’ house.

Jerusalem Post: “Utrecht Rabbi struck on head in antisemitic attack”

“Our full solidarity with Rabbi Heintz,” said EJC. “No one should ever have to live in fear because of their religion.”

JNS: “‘Disgusting,’ House whip says of University of Missouri award for photo of Hamas brutality”

“We are disgusted and shocked that a picture depicting Hamas terrorists with the half-naked corpse of German-Israeli Shani Louk has been awarded Team Picture Story of the Year by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism,” stated the European Jewish Congress.

Jüdische Allgemeine: “Israel bashing leads to violence against Jews in Europe”

The Brussels-based umbrella organisation of Jewish communities has called on the heads of state and government of the European Union as well as the representatives of the United Nations to refrain from "inflammatory remarks" regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip.

Jerusalem Post: “French Holocaust memorial damaged in act of vandalism”

The CRIF and the EJC said that the targeting of the Drancy memorial was aimed at erasing the memory of Holocaust victims and the history of antisemitism.

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European Jewish Congress expresses solidarity with Israel and condemns Iranian attack on Jewish State

We urge the European Union and its member states to totally isolate Iran economically and politically from the international family of nations by strongly enforcing and extending sanctions against the Islamic Republic.