ADL welcomes condemnations by foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy of anti-semitic attacks and hate speech

The three foreign ministers declared that “Anti-Semitic agitation, hate speech against Jews, attacks against people of Jewish belief and against synagogues cannot be tolerated in our societies in Europe.”

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

Jews must be able to live securely in Europe, regardless of what happens in the Middle East. The statement by the three foreign ministers underscores that principle and adds their commitment to take all legal means to ensure it.

Synagogues have been targeted in all three countries over the past week, calls to kill Jews have been heard at anti-Israel demonstrations, and anti-Semitic rhetoric is pervasive at protests and online.  Political leaders and law enforcement must take action against these unacceptable anti-Semitic incidents and enforce the law.

While most of the serious anti-Semitic incidents in Europe of which we are aware occurred in these three countries, we urge the other E.U. foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to adopt the same position with regard to any anti-Semitic incidents in their countries.

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