Tag: Europe
Hate makes UK Jews live ‘smaller lives’ in fear, top pol says
British Jews “are being forced to live smaller lives” and are “in fear” due to rising antisemitism, U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Monday.
Mahmood made the remark during a speech before members and...
Belgium deploys army to protect Jewish sites
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken on Monday announced that his government would deploy military forces to defend Jewish community sites, following a suspected jihadist attack last week outside a synagogue in Liege.
“To protect our...
‘There can be no illusion that the Iranian regime’s target is any Jewish community’
U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Rabbi Yehudah Kaploun held a briefing on Friday in Brussels with several ambassadors from several European countries and other senior diplomats, following a series of terrorist...
The war on Tehran: A moment of moral clarity in the West
In moments like these, the shameful hypocrisy of some leaders of the American and European left is plainly exposed. Instead of joining the fight against evil, they condemn Israel and the Trum administration. Those...
Beyond the strike: A strategic wake-up call for Europe
History does not wait for historians. Sometimes, one knows, in the moment, that something fundamental has shifted. Feb. 28 was such a moment.
Iran was targeted—the “head of the snake,” as it has long been...
The greatest threat to the West is immigration, not Moscow
Europeans were relieved by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Munich speech, as it reaffirmed the Atlantic alliance. But were they really listening to what he was saying?
The initial reaction from Europeans who were...
Bulgarian Jews seek to revitalize community life while preserving history
"We want to stay in Bulgaria, stay in Europe and continue to exist,” says Maxim Delchev, executive director of the umbrella organization of Bulgarian Jewry.
What was once a community of just five families seeking...
The Islamist capture of New York
The victory of New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election was long heralded by the opinion polls. Yet its effect upon America threatens to be nothing less than...
Christians protest Amsterdam venue’s Chanukah boycott
Leaders of Dutch Christian Zionists protested on Thursday in Amsterdam against the Royal Concert Hall’s decision to cancel a Chanukah concert because it features a cantor who serves in Israel’s army.
Separately, France’s culture minister,...
Iranian terror cell that allegedly targeted Jews arrested in Europe
An Afghan national was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of taking part in an Iranian plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany, the Associated Press reported.
The suspect, identified only as Tawab M. due to...