Antisemitism simmers within the world body, most notably these days in the actions and words of Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories.”
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A British Labour MP called for military action against Israel in the House of Commons – then quietly deleted his remarks and only apologised after public pressure. The party formally reprimanded him. Israel called him an “al-Qaeda sympathiser.”
Must Israel be constrained by moral, strategic and political considerations when confronted by an enemy that deliberately strikes civilians in the most brutal way?
European politicians are again turning hostility toward Israel into a source of political support—with Jews paying the price.
Olivér Várhelyi said Europe cannot claim Jewish life belongs while making religious practice “increasingly difficult, if not impossible.”
The data was published amid allegations by Israel that Madrid’s anti-Israeli rhetoric and policies were fomenting Jew hatred.
Rabbi Shlomó Köves warned that staging political protests close to Jewish events crossed a red line, turning anti-Israel activism into direct hostility against local Jews.
Critics say anti-Jewish hostility, pro-Hamas rhetoric and foreign funding expose the university’s intellectual decline.
“Deploy law enforcement, counterterrorism or military forces, as appropriate, to synagogues and other locations hosting services or events,” the US agency told its diplomatic missions worldwide to pass along to host governments.
An interim report into last year’s Bondi Beach mass shooting recommended increased security around Jewish public events and additional gun reforms.
