As Jews consider leaving, Europe must ensure their future, EU says

BRUSSELS, Belgium — European states must ensure Jewish people have a future on the continent, a senior EU official warns at the site of a notorious anti-Semitic attack.

Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova appears at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, where four people were shot dead in May 20l4, to demand a bloc-wide action plan.

In support of her argument, she cites figures showing that 90 percent of European Jews feel that anti-Semitism is rising, compared to one-third of the general public.

“In fact, four in 10 Jews (once again!) think about leaving Europe,” Jourova says. “When Jews have left Europe in the past, it has never been a good sign of the state of Europe.”

As she speaks, across the city in Brussels’ main criminal court, alleged French jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche is on trial accused of the museum murders.

— AFP