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Jüdische Allgemeine: “Israel bashing leads to violence against Jews in Europe”

The Brussels-based umbrella organisation of Jewish communities has called on the heads of state and government of the European Union as well as the representatives of the United Nations to refrain from "inflammatory remarks" regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip.

EJP : European Jewish leader sees similarities between 1939 and 2009, calls on governments to act against Iran

"Seventy years later we are witnessing a similar spectre of tyranny over parts of the world as the Iranian regime exports its fanaticism and culture of death around the world," said Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII and the Nazi tyranny...

THE SWEDISH WIRE: The story derive from age-old anti-Semitism

“We can not accept this type of irresponsible hate speech cloaked as...

EJP : European Jewish leader: US award to Mary Robinson ‘sends disturbing signal on human rights’

European Jewish Congress leader Moshe Kantor said the honor that US President Barack Obama bestowed earlier this week on former Irish President Robinson, a fierce critic of Israel, “sentds disturbing signals on human rights”...

ARUTZ SHEVA: EJC secries Obama’s awarding antisemite

U.S. President Barack Obama bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday to Mary Robinson despite an outcry from Jewish organizations over Robinsons' tenure as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. The blatantly anti-Semitic and anti-Israel Durban World Conference Against Racism took place during Robinson's tenure in the position...

Ha’aretz : European Jews: Obama award to Israel critic encourages hate

The controversial honor that U.S. President Barack Obama bestowed Wednesday on former Irish leader Mary Robinson, a fierce critic of Israel, elicited strongly-worded condemnations from European Jewish institutions, with the European Jewish Congress saying the move encouraged hate...

The Australian Jewish News : European Jewish leaders meet Polish president

European Jewish leaders met with Poland's president to discuss Holocaust commemoration, fighting anti-Semitism and the Iranian nuclear threat...

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European Jewish Congress calls on EU and UN leaders to cease its one-sided Israel bashing that has direct consequences for Jews in Europe

“The constant flow of Israel-bashing by senior leaders in the EU and the UN with little to no criticism of Hamas terror is clearly the main contributory factor to huge growth in antisemitism recorded by all European Jewish communities since October 7 last year,” said EJC President Dr Ariel Muzicant.