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France

An armed man attempted to set fire to a synagogue in Rouen

The man was armed with a knife and an iron bar and was attempting to set fire the city’s synagogue.
United Kingdom

Antisemitic incident in central London as knife-wielding woman arrested

The woman was filmed shouting at a Jewish man, "You are to blame for all the problems in the world. You always start fights! Who started World War II? The Jews!."
Germany

Germany bans pro-Hamas group supporting ‘Palestinian resistance’

German authorities banned Palestine Solidarity Duisburg, which had expressed solidarity with “Palestinian resistance in all forms."
Norway

Norwegian woman found guilty of antisemitism following dissemination of hateful comments against Jews online

In total, the police registered 77 messages with illegal content sent to the Jewish Community of Oslo from the beginning of November 2023 to the end of February 2024.
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Germany

Felix Klein appointed as Germany’s first Federal Commissioner for the fight against antisemitism

The German federal government has appointed Felix Klein as its inaugural Commissioner for Jewish life in Germany and for the fight against antisemitism.
United Kingdom

Israel’s Labour Party suspends ties with Jeremy Corbyn for enabling antisemitism

Israel's Labour Party chief Avi Gabbay announced that his party will be suspending its ties with British Labour Party head, Jeremy Corbyn, "for enabling antisemitism."
Czech Republic

Footage of Czechoslovak antisemitic show trial unearthed in Prague

Footage of an infamous antisemitic show trial in Czechoslovakia has been rediscovered almost three decades after it went missing when the communist regime fell.
Germany

Antisemitic migrants could be denied right to stay in Germany

Germany's Interior Ministry supported the statement by the President of the Central Council of Jews that those who disrespect German values should be stripped of their right of abode.
Bulgaria

Bulgarian Foreign Minister hosts Passover Seder for Bulgarian and Balkan Jewish communities

Bulgarian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva hosted a Passover Seder attended by leaders of Jewish communities from Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Sweden

In Malmö, a Rabbi and Imam seed trust with grassroots project

“We want to create a better civil society for everyone,” said Rabbi David Moshe Hacohen “If we succeed, the city of Malmö could show the way for a viable future in Europe."
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