Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in cities across Europe descended into unrestrained orgies of anti-Semitism after protesters opposed to Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip called for the destruction of Israel and death to Jews.
The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Germany surged to a two-decade high in 2020. The anti-Semitism is being fueled by far-left anti-Israel activists, by mass migration from the Muslim world and by far-right conspiracy theorists, who are blaming the Coronavirus pandemic on both Jews and Israel.
During its two-year stint on the UN Security Council, Germany voted for dozens of resolutions — many of which smack of anti-Semitism — that singled out Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.
A decision by the World Jewish Congress to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Theodor Herzl Award for Zionism has sparked anger and bewilderment among Jewish leaders in the United States and Europe.
A senior German diplomat appointed to head an EU barter system that would enable European companies to sidestep U.S. sanctions on Iran stepped down after giving an interview in which he criticized the existence of Israel and praised Tehran’s ballistic missile program.
Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is drawing attention, once again, to the persistent scourge of anti-Semitism in Spain.
A group of former European leaders have called on the European Union not to ease or delay the implementation of new rules that would prohibit the EU from funding Israeli institutions based or operating anywhere beyond the Green Line, including eastern Jerusalem.
The spread of anti-Semitism in Hungary is partly being fuelled by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling Fidesz Party in an effort to blunt the growing popularity of the anti-Semitic nationalist party Jobbik, the third-largest party in the Hungarian Parliament.
The decision to include Jakob Augstein on the annual list of the worst anti-Semites was meant to draw attention to the growing problem of European journalists whose obsessive criticism of Israel frequently crosses the line into blatant anti-Semitism.
A prominent Roman Catholic NGO in Germany has called for a wide-ranging boycott of Israeli products.
Forty-four percent of Italians are prejudiced or hostile towards Jews, according to a new research study released by the Italian Parliament on October 17.
