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EJA seeks protected minority status for Europe Jews to tackle antisemitism, protect Jewish practice

The status would mean that Jewish life and practice will no longer depend on the goodwill of whichever government is in power at any given time.

Rabbis from across Europe gather for a group photo at the Brandenburg Gate on March 10, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
Newly arrived displaced people queue to receive meals at Thobo Camp, in Engpung County, Sudan, January 29, 2026.

The war the world overlooked: Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe - opinion

ARCHBISHOP LUC Terlinden and Brussels Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui.

Brussels church apologizes for 1370 blood libel, removes antisemitic stained glass window

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

European Union calls for moratorium on military strikes in Middle East on energy, water facilities


Two sides of the IDF present at the EU Parliament in Brussels

“It’s important to hear the truth first hand, and to hear both sides."

RESERVISTS ON DUTY delegates appear before members of the European Union Parliament in Brussels this week

Reservists on Duty give testimonies at EU Parliament for the first time

Four combat soldiers told their personal stories while serving in the IDF.

The Reservists on Duty delegation stand outside the EU Parliament in Brussels after giving testimonies for the first time

In downtown Brussels, once vibrant synagogues are now dying or sold

Stalingrad Synagogue, the capital’s second-oldest Jewish house of worship, “is dying.”

THE SIMON AND LINA HAIM SYNAGOGUE in the Brussels neighborhood of Schaerbeek

Brussels Jewish museum shooting suspect refuses to testify

Investigators say it is the first trial over an attack staged by a Western European returned from fighting in Syria.

Belgian soldiers stand guard on Brussels' Grand Place

Denial of religious freedom for Belgian Jews

Belgian soldiers stand guard on Brussels' Grand Place

Belgian soccer fans sing chant about burning Jews

The European Jewish Congress called on local and international soccer authorities “to take stricter measures against this antisemitic abuse and use harsher punishments.”

Club Brugge v Borussia Dortmund - Club Brugge fan holds up a scarf before the match, September 18, 2018.

‘Talk to far-Right in gov’t’, says top European rabbi

“Does Israel not speak to Hamas? Israel spoke with Arafat, who clearly hated Jews. Does Israel not talk today with different enemies?”

Founder and Chairman of the European Jewish Association Rabbi Menachem Margolin speaking at the opening of the EJA’s annual conference in Brussels on Tuesday

Facebook's Zuckerberg apologizes to EU lawmakers over data leak

In his opening remarks, Zuckerberg said it had "become clear over the last couple of years that we haven't done enough to prevent the tools we've built from being used for harm as well."

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

'Judge me': Paris suspect refuses to answer Belgian court

How the suspect, from a broadly secular background with a history of petty crime, was transformed into an alleged cog within extensive Islamic State cells operating in Belgium and France is unclear.

French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015

In Brussels, Netanyahu plays to his base

“I attach great importance to Europe, I respect Europe, but I am not prepared to accept a double-standard," said Netanyahu before leaving for Europe.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 11, 2017