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According to CyberWell’s annual report, online antisemitism is becoming increasingly sophisticated and event-driven

Cyberwell, a global nonprofit organisation aimed at combating the spread of antisemitism online, monitors content on Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, and YouTube to identify antisemitic rhetoric and discourse. 

European Parliament president says speakers with terrorist links should be banned

Speakers with terrorist backgrounds or links to organisations on the European Union’s list of terrorist groups will not be allowed to speak at the European Parliament, according to its President Antonio Tajani.

Iran’s army chief warns next war will see “eradication” of Israel

Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), issued new threats against Israel on Thursday, vowing that any future conflict will be the Jewish state's last.

Saudi foreign minister denies country maintains contacts with Israel

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir has denied there are relations between Riyadh and Jerusalem, in an apparent response to Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz making the first public disclosure of such ties.

Facebook still allowing discrimination against Jews

A year after Facebook vowed to stamp out discriminatory advertising, landlords can still exclude specific races, minorities and other categories of people from seeing rental adverts on the social media site.

Calls for maintenance of Jewish sites in Afghanistan

Residents and activists in Herat province have urged the Afghan government to rehabilitate synagogues and other Jewish historical sites from when there was a community present in the 1980s.

Far-left French MPs leave parliamentary chamber after right-wing MP accuses them of antisemitism

MPs from the French Communist party and from La France Insoumise (France Unbowed, LFI) left the chamber of the National Assembly after right-wing MP Meyer Habib accused them of antisemitism.

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EJC welcomes EU designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation

The EJC calls on the European Union and its Member States to ensure that this designation is fully implemented and followed by concrete and effective measures against the Islamic Republic’s terrorist and repressive structures, ensuring that it translates into concrete action against those who promote hatred, violence, and terror.