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NBC News found that at least 150 paid “Premium” subscriber X accounts and thousands of unpaid accounts have posted or amplified pro-Nazi content on...

The paid accounts posting the content all consistently posted antisemitic or pro-Nazi material. Examples included praise of Nazi soldiers, sharing of Nazi symbols and denials of the Holocaust. 

Antisemitism that blames Jews for COVID-19 won’t go away with pandemic

Amid the rising tide of antisemitism this year comes a multitudes of reports blaming Jews for the pandemic outbreak.

Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global

The “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign calling on advertisers to stop buying ads on Facebook in the month of July will begin calling on major companies in Europe to join the boycott.

Belgian parliament calls on EU for measures against Israeli annexation

A majority of lawmakers in the lower house of the Belgian parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling on their government to push in the EU for drawing up a list of countermeasures against Israel if it “annexes occupied” territory.

Kosovo designates Hezbollah as a terrorist entity

The Republic of Kosovo officially designated both Hezbollah's military and political wings as a terrorist group.

Gideon Taylor to be new president of Claims Conference

Current Chair of Operations for the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) Gideon Taylor will shortly be appointed as president of the Claims Conference, replacing Julius Berman who is stepping down.

Europol warns of climate of animosity against Jews and Muslims in Europe

The head of the European Counter Terrorism Centre at Europol, Manuel Navarrete, warned of an existing climate of animosity against Jews and Muslims in Europe at the presentation of the latest annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report.

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European Jewish Congress expresses solidarity with Israel and condemns Iranian attack on Jewish State

We urge the European Union and its member states to totally isolate Iran economically and politically from the international family of nations by strongly enforcing and extending sanctions against the Islamic Republic.