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October 13, 2026

EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize is an insult to Jewish communities”

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EJC strongly condemns the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
EJC strongly condemns the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay

This award is a stain on the Nobel Prize Committee and on the conscience of the world and once again concludes that all are worthy of human rights and peace, except Jews.

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EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “The Dreyfus test: Is Europe failing again?”
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “The Dreyfus test: Is Europe failing again?”
EJC calls on Portuguese authorities to cancel Kanye West’s planned concert at Algarve Stadium
EJC calls on Portuguese authorities to cancel Kanye West’s planned concert at Algarve Stadium
EJC condemns actions of Israeli minister which debase Jewish values
EJC condemns actions of Israeli minister which debase Jewish values
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “Focusing on Youth is the Next Front in the Fight Against Antisemitism”
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “Focusing on Youth is the Next Front in the Fight Against Antisemitism”
EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova named Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress
EJC Executive Vice-President Raya Kalenova named Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress
EJC condemns torching of Jewish community ambulances in London
EJC condemns torching of Jewish community ambulances in London

Events & Meetings

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EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor participates in the 75th anniversary of the Claims Conference in New York
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor participates in the 75th anniversary of the Claims Conference in New York
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor holds meeting with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in New York
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor holds meeting with B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin in New York
EJC and SACC by EJC address 9th Meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of the EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism in Vienna
EJC and SACC by EJC address 9th Meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of the EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism in Vienna
EJC Participates in WJC Community Directors’ Forum in Amsterdam
EJC Participates in WJC Community Directors’ Forum in Amsterdam

News from Communities

France

French government moves to dissolve group run by antisemitic ideologue Alain Soral

United Kingdom

UK Home Secretary confirms public inquiry into deadly Heaton Park Synagogue attack

Lithuania

Lithuanian national has been fined for making a Nazi salute at Auschwitz

Morocco

A new Museum of Moroccan Jewish Culture has been inaugurated in Fez

Greece

Victor Eliezer elected President of the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS)

Germany

Berlin shopkeeper attacked after displaying posters against antisemitism for Oct. 7 anniversary

France

French Holocaust survivor wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

United Kingdom

According to UK Home Office figures, hate crimes targeting Jewish people in England and Wales have risen by 10 percent in a year

Germany

According to a survey, 85% of Jewish students in Germany concealed their Jewish identity at least once during the 2024–2025 academic year

France

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during trip to Israel said his country rejected the “poison” of antisemitism

Germany

Germany’s Catholic bishops have strongly condemned antisemitism and hatred towards Jews on the third anniversary of October 7

Germany

Zentralrat President Josef Schuster said that antisemitism is increasingly adopting coded expressions and new political language

France

Paris inaugurates park avenue in tribute to Bibas family

France

MEP Rima Hassan accused of overturning Israeli and EU flags displayed at the European Parliament in tribute to victims of the 7 October attacks

United Kingdom

Man jailed for life over knife attack attempt at Israeli embassy in London

France

US Government sanctions two France-based charities for allegedly raising funds for Hamas

Germany

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has expressed alarm over the rise in antisemitism in the country

United Kingdom

British Green Party adopted a ‘Zionism Is Racism’ motion prompting widespread criticism from Jewish party members and senior figures

Italy

Two young men expelled from Italy after assaulting rabbi in Milan

Germany

Pro-Palestinian protests planned in German cities on the third anniversary of the 7 October attacks

EJC In The Media

EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize is an insult to Jewish communities”
EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Jerusalem Post: “Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize is an insult to Jewish communities”
Haaretz: “Israeli, EU Officials Condemn Politician Over Taking Down of Israeli Flag at October 7 Tribute”
Haaretz: “Israeli, EU Officials Condemn Politician Over Taking Down of Israeli Flag at October 7 Tribute”
Jewish Chronicle: “European Parliament member Rima Hassan accused of throwing Israeli and European flags to the floor at October 7 memorial”
Jewish Chronicle: “European Parliament member Rima Hassan accused of throwing Israeli and European flags to the floor at October 7 memorial”

News & Views

European Parliament adopts resolution on Islamist entryism and Muslim Brotherhood networks
European Parliament adopts resolution on Islamist entryism and Muslim Brotherhood networks
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola says action will follow over flags allegedly knocked over by MEP Rima Hassan
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola says action will follow over flags allegedly knocked over by MEP Rima Hassan
More than 40 countries boycott UN commemoration of the antisemitic 2001 Durban Conference
More than 40 countries boycott UN commemoration of the antisemitic 2001 Durban Conference

Life in Israel

Israel opened its first permanent embassy in Slovenia
Israel opened its first permanent embassy in Slovenia
Pacific island nation of Nauru opens its first embassy in Israel in Jerusalem
Pacific island nation of Nauru opens its first embassy in Israel in Jerusalem
Colombia’s new government will open an embassy in Jerusalem
Colombia’s new government will open an embassy in Jerusalem

Galleries

EJC Vice-President Raya Kalenova warns anti-Zionism is increasingly being used as a vehicle for antisemitism

MEP Alice Teodorescu warns antisemitic tropes are often dismissed as legitimate criticism of Israel

“Anti-Zionism: The Accepted Face of Antisemitism in Europe?” event in the European Parliament

EJC Sports Project Manager speaks about the need to fight antisemitism in the sporting world in an interview with Belgian media

MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe warns that antisemitism in Europe reflects a failure of moral responsibility and threatens Jewish life

MEP Assita Kanko highlights the growing threat to Jews in Europe and the urgent need for clear and decisive action

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The EJC was created to give a unified voice to Jewish communities around Europe, representing their common interests and concerns, but at the same time allowing smaller Jewish communities a wider platform to express their specific needs.

It federates democratically elected national Jewish community organisations in over 40 European countries uniting 2.5 million Jews across the continent.

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