Shira Li Bartov
By Shira Li Bartov
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Fast Forward In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
The Lithuania program is open to applications only until Dec. 31
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Fast Forward Dutch mayor refuses to be photographed with Israeli ambassador at Hanukkah event, setting off media frenzy
Roelof Bleker said his intention was to keep a distance from the war in Israel and Gaza and avoid images that might stir controversy. But that effort backfired
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News Geert Wilders, far-right victor in Dutch elections, elicits sympathy and fear in Jewish voters
Some were likely driven to support him as a response to the rise in antisemitic incidents, said the editor of a leading Dutch Jewish newspaper
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents have surged 320% in Germany since Oct. 7, watchdog finds
While the largest number of incidents took place on the street, online or in public buildings, RIAS recorded 59 in people’s homes or living environment
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News Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But they’re back in business.
“I felt full of rage, I felt like that’s it — it’s stupid, everything I’ve worked on in the past years is stupid,” recalled co-owner Oz Ben David, who briefly shut down the restaurant
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News As Europe’s Jews see a new era of antisemitism, governments struggle over how to respond
There is clear confusion in European governments and police departments about how to distinguish between the right to assemble at pro-Palestinian rallies and the crime of hate speech
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents up 800% in the Netherlands since Oct. 7, Dutch watchdog reports
“It is very worrying that Jews in the Netherlands are held responsible for conflicts taking place in the Middle East,” read a report by the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel
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News A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.
Jews in the Netherlands have been hiding their Jewishness to avoid violent threats tied to the Israel-Hamas war
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