Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter suggested that the activists have become more aggressive because the Palestinian issue is less prominent lately.
79 % of Israelis think that Israel is partially responsible for protecting Jews worldwide from anti-Semitic attacks, according to a survey published by the Diaspora Affairs ministry, daily Israel Hayom reported.
Vyacheslav Likhachev, researcher and long-time monitor of xenophobia and anti-Semitism, reported that a young man was also facing charges over an act of anti-Semitic vandalism on a synagogue within 24 hours of Russia’s seizure of control.
Jewish groups in Canada have raised concerns about a large international gathering taking place Tuesday in Montreal with the presence of anti-Israel groups, the Canadian Jewish News (CJN) reported.
Anti-semitic hate incidents in Britain increased by 11% in the first six months of 2016 saw compared to the same period in 2015, according to the latest report by the Community Security Trust (CST) watchdog which reports anti-Semitic incidents since 1984.
Leaders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) discussed measures to stem the growing tide of anti-Semitism and to safeguard Jewish life in Europe with Lamberto Zannier, secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).