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Belgium pushes to expel controversial Palestinian activist and hate preacher

Mohammed Khatib is the coordinator in Europe for Samidoun, a controversial organisation close to Palestinian Islamist groups.

France ups security at synagogues and Jewish schools after Iran’s attack on Israel

The decision was made in the context of a “very high level of terrorist threat”, wrote Darmanin, and the presence of a “high level of antisemitic acts” as well as “international tensions”, including Iran’s attack on Israel.

German police shuts down pro-Palestinian conference in Berlin over potential antisemitic remarks and glorified violence

Police said they feared that one of the speakers at the conference would repeat the kind of antisemitic remarks he has made in the past.

British FM David Cameron: “We will consider more sanctions against Iran”

“We’ve sanctioned the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in its entirety, and we’ll continue to look at what further steps we can do,” said Cameron.

Israeli reporters met with antisemitism and October 7 denial in Malmö ahead of Eurovision 2024

“Pigs are much better than Jews. If it were up to me, there would be no Jews left on this earth,” said a man to the Israeli reporters in Malmö.

French Prime Minister: “The situation in Gaza follows an absolutely vile and barbaric terrorist attack committed by Hamas on Israeli soil”

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal came to Israel’s defense during a parliamentary session resoundingly condemning the Hamas terror group and its supporters.

POLIN Museum uses AI to save the testimonies of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Publicis Groupe Poland team created an artificial intelligence voice of a Holocaust survivor. This technology allows the survivor to narrate her entire story for the very first time.

Families of Israeli hostages traveled to Malta and met the Prime Minister and high-ranking officials

The main theme during the meetings was the need for the unconditional and immediate release of the hostages.

According to a CRIF survey, 72% of French people consider the rise in antisemitic acts to be a “serious threat” to society as a...

The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions presented findings from an Ifop survey on "French perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on France".

Central Council of Jews in Germany condemns pro-Palestinian event in Berlin that disregards Hamas terror

Zentralrat President Josef Schuster described the event as a display of anti-Zionism, emphasizing that it offers no solutions to the plight of Gaza's civilian population.

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