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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.

Aliyah from Russia hits ten-year high but has 13 per cent drop overall

Bucking a noticeable decrease in Jewish immigration to Israel in 2016, the...

Spanish town nullifies BDS resolution passed this year

In a rare move, a Spanish municipality voted to nullify a resolution...

King of Morocco attends Casablanca synagogue inauguration

King Mohammed VI of Morocco attended the inauguration of the Ettedgui Synagogue...

“We must recognize and cherish our Jewish heritage”, said the President of the Portuguese Republic

The President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, visited today...

Latvian President admits local complicity in Nazi atrocities

Members of the Latvian parliament, rabbis and community leaders, heads of Jewish...

Portuguese eatery trashed over chef’s visit to Israel

Anti-Israel activists vandalised a restaurant in Portugal because its head chef participated...

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