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US labels Muslim Brotherhood groups in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan terrorist organisations

"These designations reflect the opening actions of an ongoing, sustained effort to thwart Muslim Brotherhood chapters' violence and destabilization wherever it occurs," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation

“It will be done in the strongest and most powerful terms,” said Trump. “Final documents are being drawn.”

MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe launches initiative called “Be a Mensch” against antisemitism

MEP and WGAS Chair Alice Teodorescu Måwe launched a wearable pin featuring a Star of David and the message “Var en Mensch,” aiming to draw attention to the need to protect and foster Jewish life in Europe.

EU Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism Katharina von Schnurbein: “We need to create the conditions for Jewish life to flourish, not tell Jews how...

Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Promoting Jewish Life, was interviewed by the review K. Les Juifs, l'Europe, le XXIe siècle.

Names of 5 million of 6 million Jews killed in Holocaust now identified

Yad Vashem said the milestone marks seven decades of work and is at the heart of its mission to recover the identities of those murdered by the Nazis during the Shoah.

Pope Leo XIV: “The Catholic Church does not tolerate antisemitism”

In his catechesis, focusing on the importance of interreligious dialogue, the Pope offered a roadmap for how different faiths can act together to build a better world, and also highlighted the importance of Jewish-Catholic relations.

EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner: “We live in an open and free society, where Jewish life deserves not only protection but also the opportunity to...

European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, whose portfolio includes the fight against antisemitism, spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, denouncing the rise in antisemitic incidents and warning of their growing threat to European societies.

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EJC expresses deep concern and condemnation over online map targeting Jewish and Israeli-linked entities in Catalonia

The EJC stands with the Jewish community of Barcelona and supports the complaints already filed. We urge GoGoCarto, the Government of Catalonia, and the City Council of Barcelona to act with urgency to remove content that enables discrimination and incitement, and to ensure accountability under applicable law.