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Jewish schoolboy allegedly punched outside Stamford Hill school in antisemitic attack

A visibly Jewish schoolboy was allegedly punched outside a Jewish school in Stamford Hill while being subjected to antisemitic abuse, in the latest reported hate crime targeting the north London community.

King Charles’ speech sets out new legislation to tackle terrorism and proscribe the IRGC

He announced a new Tackling State Threats Bill to prosecute offenders who carry out antisemitic attacks on behalf of proxy organisations acting for foreign states.

German intelligence agency launches new initiative on antisemitic codes and extremist narratives

According to the agency, a hard core of extremist activists has emerged within parts of the pro-Palestinian scene, especially in the German capital, engaging in antisemitic rhetoric.

French authorities arrest man suspected of planning a terrorist attack against Jews

Police found videos of jihadist propaganda and hundreds of photos of weapons on his cell phone.

Dutch Holocaust survivor ordered to pay taxes on forced labour pension

The Dutch tax authority is seeking payment from an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor for a pension stipend that she is receiving from Germany for her employment as a child in forced labour.

Court again suspends Spanish city’s anti-Israel boycott

A district court in Oviedo, Spain has suspended a city council’s discriminatory boycott of Israeli products.

French minister voices indignation after antisemitic inscriptions found on Paris shops

French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb voiced his “deep indignation” after the discovery on Wednesday of antisemitic inscriptions on the front of two shops

German neo-Nazi sentenced to prison for making fun of the Holocaust

A 32-year-old German neo-Nazi has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for incitement after posting a picture of a miniature of the Auschwitz death camp on Facebook with an offensive caption.

French Jews protest re-print of Céline essays from Holocaust era

The CRIF, together with Serge Klarsfeld, has protested a publisher’s plan to print antisemitic essays by the author Louis-Ferdinand Destouches, also known as Céline.

French tax authority denies accusation it targetted Jews

The French tax authority denied an Israeli business daily’s claim that it has a unit dedicated to targeting Jews.

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