EJC in the media

Raya Kalenova, Executive Vice-President of the European Jewish Congress, highlights an increase in attacks against synagogues and a Jewish school, particularly in the Netherlands and Belgium. According to her, international tensions are fuelling radicalisation that could lead to acts of violence.

Dr Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), concluded, “Germany has made important and commendable institutional commitments in the fight against antisemitism, but it must be matched by greater education, consistent enforcement, moral clarity, and the courage to call antisemitism by its name in all its modern forms.”

The European Jewish Congress welcomed the decision. It said that “The safety of synagogues, schools, and community spaces is essential.”

“Antisemitism has always served as an early warning sign of the health of a society. When hatred towards Jews is tolerated and normalised, it rarely stops there. It spreads outward, threatening all sections of society and undermining democratic values,” writes EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor in the aftermath of the attack on a synagogue in Liège, Belgium.

The European Jewish Congress, an umbrella organization representing Jewish communities across the continent, said it expects authorities in Belgium to conduct a "thorough investigation" that will bring "swift justice for those responsible."

In a statement, the Belgian section of the European Jewish Congress called the blast “part of a worrying surge in antisemitic acts committed in Belgium” and urged the authorities to strengthen security for Jewish places of worship and other institutions.