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antisemitism in Europe

Pro Palestinian protesters clash with counterprotesters during a protest march marking three years since the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel in London, October 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
October 8, 2026, 5:18 pm
October 7 anniversary sparks protests, clashes and competing vigils worldwide
Demonstrations held across Europe, the Americas and Australia, with arrests in London and Berlin; anti-Israel rally initially banned in Paris, then allowed, amid wider unrest
By Zev Stub
Electoral posters of National Rally (Rassemblement National) party with the pictures of Marine Le Pen (L) and Jordan Bardella are seen pasted on in Henin-Beaumont on June 10, 2024, a day after the European elections. (Denis Charlet/AFP)
October 2, 2026, 8:51 pm
Israel courts Europe’s far right, finding friends but also unease
Netanyahu government embraces parties once kept at arm’s length over antisemitism; former diplomats warn ties may damage Israel’s standing, harm local Jewish communities
By Shaun Tandon
A woman beats a pot next to a placard reading 'Zionism is not dead yet, and we don't know when it will be,' at a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally in Podgorica, Montenegro, September 14, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP)
August 8, 2026, 3:04 am
Montenegro’s tiny Jewish community navigates rising hostility toward Israel
Southeast European country remains a top destination for Israeli tourists, but some worry recent proliferation of libels against Jewish state are influencing local opinion
By Larry Luxner
Ambulances belonging to the Jewish Hatzola organization go up in flames in Golders Green, London, March 23, 2026. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 27, 2026, 8:10 am
UK Jews ‘anxious but resilient’ after ambulance attack highlights rising antisemitism
This week’s arson against Hatzola medical vehicles in London has shocked but not surprised a community that continues to lobby the British government for help in the wake of Oct. 7
By Lianne Kolirin
Belgian military personnel stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, March 23, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 25, 2026, 10:28 pm
Group behind European antisemitic attacks may be only a facade, warn experts
Targeting of Jewish sites in several cities raises concerns that Tehran may be behind newly-established, shadowy organization, already labeled ‘Iranian-backed proxy’ by Israel
By AFP
Burnt ambulances in a parking lot at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack on the four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service. (AP/Alberto Pezzali)
March 25, 2026, 8:01 am
Antisemitic attacks in Europe raise questions about new, shadowy ‘terror group’
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya was unknown until earlier this month, but a string of arson attacks has led some to suggest it may be tied to pro-Iranian militias
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Belgian military personnel stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, on March 23, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 24, 2026, 3:17 pm
Car torched in suspected antisemitic attack in Belgium
Two minors arrested moments after the arson attack; Israel’s ambassador calls for a ‘thorough investigation and decisive action’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Thousands of protesters march demanding their government do more to halt Israel's campaign against the Hamas terror group in Gaza, during a demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5, 2025. (Peter Dejong/AP)
March 17, 2026, 10:54 pm
As schools and synagogues burn in the Netherlands, its leaders send mixed messages
In the wake of firebombing attacks in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, public figures are condemning antisemitism while simultaneously seeming to use the war in Gaza to justify it
By Bart Schut
Netherland's Foreign Minister David van Weel speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on December 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
March 17, 2026, 7:29 pm
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
Diaspora Ministry said Sunday that new terror group, which claimed responsibility for spate of attacks across Netherlands and Belgium, is believed to have ties to Iranian networks
By Reuters
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 16, 2026, 1:37 pm
New Iran-linked terror org behind attacks on European Jewish institutions, Diaspora Ministry warns
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia targeted sites in Belgium, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam last week as part of a psychological warfare campaign, the report says
By Zev Stub
Charlotte Littlewood speaks at a London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism event in this undated photo. (Lakruwan Rajapaksha/ London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism)
March 14, 2026, 2:17 pm
UK extremism expert: As Islamist narratives go mainstream, politicians fear confrontation
Charlotte Littlewood says Britain is losing an ‘uphill battle’ as groups like the Muslim Brotherhood use antisemitism as a strategic tool to undermine Western societies
By Robert Philpot
A panel discussion at the Conference of European Rabbis, January 27, 2026 (D.V.A. Productions)
February 13, 2026, 9:46 am
European rabbis bemoan antisemitism, brainstorm sustainability at Jerusalem confab
Shifted from Baku due to security concerns, conference hosts 300 Orthodox leaders who see mounting challenges amid communal survival on the Continent after Oct. 7
By Zev Stub
A woman wearing a Palestinian flag pushes a stroller on a crosswalk outside EU headquarters in Brussels, May 26, 2024. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
January 8, 2026, 6:25 pm
Europe’s harshest Israel critics aren’t driven by Islamism or antisemitism, report suggests
Study to be released before International Holocaust Remembrance Day finds diplomatic failures, national narratives and virtue signaling in countries leading charge against Israel
By Zev Stub
Hamburg antisemitism commissioner Stefan Hensel. (Courtesy)
December 8, 2025, 9:02 am
Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support
Hamburg’s Stefan Hensel says that since Oct. 7 he has faced a ‘massive wave of hatred’ and that he feels abandoned by city officials who ‘should be my allies’
By Joshua Schultheis
Police officers stand guard outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
November 6, 2025, 8:01 pm
Man suspected of helping plan Hamas attacks on Jewish targets in Europe is arrested
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor says the suspect, a 39-year-old British man, was a member of Hamas and had twice met a fellow member in Berlin over the summer
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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