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Yossi Lempkowicz

Yossi Lempkowicz

Yossi Lempkowicz is the Editor-in-Chief of European Jewish Press and Senior Media Advisor at the Europe Israel Press Association. A political science and diplomacy graduate, he is a passionate advocate for Israel, frequently appearing on radio, television, and in print to provide analysis and counter media bias. Discover his insights on European-Israeli relations, policies, and diplomacy.

U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White speaks at the ceremony marking the reopening of the Synagogue of Liège, Belgium. Source: X.
Antisemitism
Belgian synagogue reopens two months after terrorist attack
U.S. Ambassador: “Honored to stand with the Jewish community of Liège as they reclaim this sacred place.”
May. 7, 2026
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Reza Pahlavi addressing the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm on April 13, 2026. Credit: European Jewish Press.
World News
Reza Pahlavi declines invitation to address European Parliament committee
Europe has appeased and encouraged the terrorist Tehran regime for decades, the exiled Iranian leader said.
Apr. 20, 2026
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U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White (center) is honored with the King David Award during the annual conference of the European Jewish Association in Brussels, April 15, 2026. Credit: EJA.
Antisemitism
US envoy to Belgium honored for his stance against antisemitism
Ambassador Bill White has called out attacks on Jews, Jewish religious practices in the European country.
Apr. 20, 2026
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View of Val Thorens in the morning from Boismint
Israel News
Israeli girl dies in bus accident at French ski resort
Several other passengers sustained minor injuries.
Mar. 29, 2026
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Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) leader Geert Wilders speaks during a debate on the coalition agreement between D66, VVD, and CDA and final report at the House of Representatives in The Hague on February 3, 2026. Photo by Jeroen Jumelet/ANP/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Dutch parliament finally approves ban of Muslim Brotherhood
The ban was initiated by the right-wing Party for Freedom of Geert Wilders.
Mar. 18, 2026
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Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun speaks at the JNS Visionary Leadership Assembly in New York City on Sept. 28, 2025, sharing how Jewish identity guides his work as U.S. special envoy–designate to combat antisemitism. Credit: JNS.
Antisemitism
‘There can be no illusion that the Iranian regime’s target is any Jewish community’
In Brussels, U.S. Special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun urged governments in Europe to step up security for Jewish communities.
Mar. 16, 2026
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U.S. Ambassador in Belgium Bill White (R) speaks to the press next to the mayor of Liege Willy Demeyer (L) outside the synagogue in Liege, eastern Belgium, after a pre-dawn blast damaged the building in what prosecutors said was being investigated as a suspected "terrorist" crime on March 9, 2026. Photo by John Thys/ AFP via Getty Images)
Antisemitism
US ambassador denounces Liège synagogue bombing as antisemitic attack
The United States “unconditionally supports the Jewish community’s right to practice its faith without intimidation.”
Mar. 11, 2026
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The Place de Trocadéro in Paris as seen from the Eiffel Tower, Sept. 25, 2010. Credit: Yortw via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
Three Jews threatened by knife-wielding man in Paris
“Are you Jews? Are you Israelis?” the suspect demanded.
Feb. 8, 2026
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Mohanad Alkhatib alongside then-Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. Source: Mohanad Alkhatib/Social Media.
Antisemitism
Greece revokes asylum status of Gazan who praised Oct. 7, Hamas
Alkhatib continued to disseminate extremist propaganda after arriving in Europe. Now he lives in Brussels.
Jan. 19, 2026
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Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi hosts Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar in Hargeisa, Jan. 6, 2025. Credit: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israel News
‘The EU is against the will of the Somaliland people’
“They blindly believe they can force the people of Somaliland to reunite with the fake government of Somalia,” says Somaliland’s representative in Brussels.
Jan. 10, 2026
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a Chanukah candle-lighting in Brussels on Dec. 17, 2025. Source: European Jewish Press.
Antisemitism
EU Commission head: ‘The old evil is once again rearing its head’
“There can be no place for the poison of antisemitism, especially in Europe,” Ursula von der Leyen tells Chanukah a gathering in Brussels.
Dec. 20, 2025
Yossi Lempkowicz
German MEP Hildegard Bentele during the plenary session of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 2025. Photo by Martin Bertrand/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
German MEP: ‘High time to take EU sanctions against Israel off the table’
“Israel is now working with member states, leaving the E.U. outside more or less, sidelining it, ignoring it,” says Hildegard Bentele.
Dec. 15, 2025
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