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EU approves new sanctions against 19 Iranian officials and entities

The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran targeting 19 officials and entities linked to the Iranian government over serious human rights violations.
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Two Toronto-area synagogues hit by gunfire

Toronto police said on social media that officers would be on increased patrols around Jewish neighborhoods, places of worship and community institutions while the investigation continued.

Europol warns EU terrorism threat has increased due to Iran-related tensions

“The terrorist and violent extremist threat level on EU soil is assessed to be heightened. This may manifest itself through homegrown radicalisation by lone-actors or small, self-initiated cells,” said Jan Op Gen Oorth, a Europol spokesman.

Toronto synagogue damaged by gunfire on Purim

In a statement on social media, Temple Emanu-El said 20 shots were fired toward the building.

Australia’s royal commission into antisemitism has begun public hearings

The federal commission - the country's most powerful form of public inquiry - will investigate the prevalence and key drivers of antisemitism and make recommendations to government.

EU Council designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation

The IRGC will be subject to restrictive measures under the EU counterterrorism sanctions regime.

Jewish community outraged after Israel effigy executed at Andorra carnival

An effigy depicting the State of Israel was put on public “trial,” shot and set ablaze during festivities attended by local officials.
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EJC President Dr Moshe Kantor’s op-ed in Euractiv: “They say they are targeting ‘Zionists’, but they are targeting Jews”

“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.

EJC stands with Israel and the Iranian people against the threat posed by the Islamic Republic

EJC calls on three Flemish universities not to award honorary doctorate to UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

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