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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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Switzerland

Increase in antisemitic incidents in German-speaking Switzerland

Antisemitic incidents in German-speaking areas of Switzerland increased in 2017, according to figures released by the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities.
Austria

Austria recalls embassy employee from Israel over Nazi shirt

Austria’s foreign ministry has recalled an employee of its embassy in Israel after an Austrian weekly said he posted a picture of himself on social media wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of a Nazi tank division.
Poland

Father of Polish PM says Jews gladly moved to ghettoes and aided Germans

A former Polish politician who is the father of the country’s prime minister said that during the Holocaust, Jews moved to ghettos of their own accord to get away from non-Jewish Poles.
Hungary

Hungarian resort town opens synagogue as educational centre

A newly renovated former synagogue building and modern virtual exhibition centre in Hungary was opened to the public.
United Kingdom

UK’s Board of Deputies launches paper on Brexit and the Jewish Community

The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council have launched a paper which seeks to outline the opportunities and challenges Brexit presents to the Jewish community.
The Netherlands

Dutch Animal Welfare Party proposes ban on religious slaughter

The Organisation of Jewish Communities in the Netherlands, or NIK criticised the bill in a statement, calling it “unacceptable and unnecessary” in light of agreements and compromises reached.
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