Tag: European Jewish Association
Internal EU paper contains antisemitic tropes, Jewish group claims
A recent internal European Union paper denigrates Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, referring to his Jewish background and employing derogatory antisemitic themes, according to the European Jewish Association.
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the E.U.'s...
New European-wide survey reveals disturbing findings of anti-Semitism, anti-Israel bias
Europe’s Action and Protection League (APL), in partnership with the European Jewish Association (EJA), released a European-wide survey offering a complex and detailed account of the prevalence of anti-Semitic perceptions, including widespread views in some countries...
Belgian government decides to remove army protection from Jewish sites
The head of the European Jewish Association (EJA) said on Wednesday that the Belgian government’s decision to remove army protection at Jewish institutions makes “zero sense” and leaves Jews “wide open with a target on...
Polish Senate votes to delay bill that would ban exports of kosher meat
The Polish Senate voted on Wednesday to postpone provisions to a controversial animal-rights bill banning the export of kosher meat until 2025.
Last month, the Sejm, the Polish parliament’s lower house, passed the bill. But...
European Jewish group sounds alarm over Polish bill banning kosher-meat exports
Europe’s largest Jewish umbrella organization expressed alarm on Thursday over an animal-welfare bill in Poland that would ban exports of kosher meat.
“This draft law is of deep, deep, concern to European Jewry. It puts...
In Paris, 250 European leaders, conference attendees to confront anti-Semitism in full force
Some 250 participants and European leaders gathered in Paris at the European Jewish Association’s (EJA) annual policy conference this week under the topic “Jews in Europe: United for a Better Future.”
The $11 million “European...
EU Jewish leader calls on UNESCO to act against anti-Semitic caricatures at festival
A European Jewish leader is calling on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, to act against organizers of the Carnival of Aalst in Belgium for its plan to use anti-Semitic caricatures...