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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.

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 bans pro-Hamas group supporting ‘Palestinian resistance’

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

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.

Latvian MP claims “clever Jews” undermining national security

Karlis Seržants, a high-ranking member of the Latvian Parliament or Saeima and...

Far-right Latvian MPs to join annual SS veterans march in Riga

Latvian Waffen SS veterans and their supporters, including several members of parliament,...

Latvia’s parliament approves restitution of five Jewish properties

Latvia’s parliament, the Saeima, has passed in the third and final reading...

Israel welcomes Serbia’s new Holocaust law

The State of Israel has welcomed Serbia’s adoption of a law on...

Slovenia’s biggest supermarket chain takes Israeli products off shelves

Mercator, Slovenia's largest supermarket chain, has removed Israeli products from its shelves,...

Bosnian Jews marking 450 years survival in Balkans country

Since arriving in Sarajevo in the mid-16th century, Jews have constantly had...

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