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'The fact is that the two million Jews in Europe today no longer feel safe on this continent,' said Rabbi Menachem Margolin, who chairs the European Jewish Association in Brussels (Photo: Rantes)

Surge of antisemitism in Europe condemned by EU Commission

The EU commission has condemned antisemitism, as Jews in Europe grapple with a spike in attacks after Hamas gunmen slaughtered over 1,400 people on 7 October in Israel.

"The commission stands very firmly against all forms of antisemitism," said a European Commission spokesperson on Tuesday (31 October). "It's incompatible with Europe's core values and the principles on which the EU is founded," he added.

The statement comes amid some 800 reports of anti-semitism in France alone ov...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

'The fact is that the two million Jews in Europe today no longer feel safe on this continent,' said Rabbi Menachem Margolin, who chairs the European Jewish Association in Brussels (Photo: Rantes)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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