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The European Council will treat antisemitism as a separate phenomenon from all types of racism. The declaration makes the fight against antisemitism a priority of Europe’s executive branch, codifying measures to fight it at the member state and local levels.
The U.S. Congress’ government spending package will include $250 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to help secure religious institutions. Sweden has assumed the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), and London’s mayor pledged to do more to root out antisemitism. In the U.S., officials in Illinois, Texas, Kentucky and Ohio spoke out against rising antisemitism.
A New Jersey Jewish community center received two back to back bomb threats, and a candidate for Michigan’s legislature shared social media posts calling Jews “the real virus,” among other conspiracies.
An Israeli tourist was left bloodied after being punched in the face by a stranger in Berlin. France dissolved two pro-Palestinian advocacy organizations for inciting violence and hatred. During an employment dispute, a Jewish man in London was told “I will carve a swastika on your forehead with a knife,” and a bus passenger in Sweden was denied service for wearing a Jewish symbol that “might upset other passengers.”
Three antisemitic incidents occurred at the University of Wisconsin. In an inspiring response to antisemitism at the University of Indiana, hundreds of mezuzahs were placed across campus in a show of solidarity with Jewish students.
This week’s global antisemitism report highlights 29 new media reports of antisemitic incidents. The total includes 12 (41.4%) from the far-right, 4 (13.8%) from the far-left, 4 (13.8%) with Islamist motivations, and 9 (31.0%) unidentifiable in nature.
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