Three distinct groups in France are noticeably more anti-Jewish than the overall population, according to two new public opinion surveys on French antisemitism.
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AJC: Surveys on Antisemitism Expose Challenges for France
AJC Welcomes Decision on Pine Bush School District Antisemitism
AJC welcomed a federal judge’s ruling against the Pine Bush school district, which sought to dismiss a lawsuit by the parents of several children victimized by antisemitic bullying.
AJC Praises NYPD for Arrest in Assault of Brooklyn Jewish Leader
AJC praised the New York Police Department for apprehending the suspect, Shawn Schraeder, in the brutal beating of Leonard Petlakh, executive director of the Kings Bay Y in Brooklyn, New York.
AJC Deplores Attack on West Bank Mosque
AJC condemned an overnight attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Aqraba. Graffiti, including the words “price tag” and the name of a nearby Israeli settlement, Tapuah, were spraypainted on the mosque.
AJC Executive Director Briefs Congress on Global Antisemitism
AJC Executive Director David Harris briefed this morning a dozen key members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the surge in antisemitism across Europe.
AJC Urges Bolivia to Ensure Safety of Jewish Community
AJC called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to urgently take concrete measures to counter the rise in antisemitism, some of it violent, in the South American country.
AJC: Antisemitism in France on Rise
AJC France warned today that the dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents this year demands urgent attention and action.
AJC: Christians, Yazidis Face ISIS Threats of Extermination
AJC is calling on world leaders to urgently focus on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Iraq, due to the advances of the ISIS terrorist organization, which aims to wipe out any population it deems heretical.
AJC: Spanish Writer Antonio Gala’s Dangerous Antisemitic Op-ed
AJC is appalled by the antisemitic, threatening op-ed that renowned Spanish writer Antonio Gala wrote in El Mundo.
AJC Welcomes Joint French, German, Italian Statement on Antisemitism
AJC welcomed today’s powerful statement on European antisemitism by the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy.
AJC Calls on EU Ministers to Convene Special Meeting on Antisemitism
AJC calls on the European Union to convene an extraordinary meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers to address the wave of violence against Jews across Europe.
AJC Condemns Vicious Antisemitic Attack in Paris
During a large pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris yesterday, a mob of 150 to 200 people tried to force their way into a synagogue in the center of Paris.
AJC: Presbyterian Divestment A Breach with Jews, Undermines Israeli-Palestinian Peace
AJC called today’s Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) decision to divest from major companies doing business with Israel a setback for efforts to attain a negotiated, sustainable Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and a breach with a Jewish community committed to Jewish-Christian relations.
