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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.

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’
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
Mar. 11, 2026
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The Lille Institute of Political Studies, aka Sciences Po Lille. Credit: Velvet via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
French ‘grande école’ cancels admission of Gazan accused of antisemitism
The 25-year-old Palestinian woman allegedly called on Hamas to murder hostages, described Hitler as a “visionary.”
Aug. 2, 2025
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Teresa Ribera
Israel News
Top EU official compares Gazans to Jews in Warsaw Ghetto
European Commission No. 2: E.U. “must act in the face of what is happening in Gaza through trade, sanctions, diplomatic and judicial measures.”
Jul. 31, 2025
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Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (left) and Socialist MP Óscar Puente during a second parliamentary vote to elect Spain's next premier at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, on Sept. 29, 2023. Photo by Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Spanish minister describes French teens on Vueling flight as ‘Israeli brats’
Yad Vashem: A public representative should not encourage hatred “while every year, thousands of Jewish families flee Europe under threat.
Jul. 28, 2025
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French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the annual CRIF gala dinner in Paris, Feb. 20, 2019. Credit: European Jewish Press.
Israel News
‘A moral mistake, a diplomatic error and a political danger’
CRIF on Macron’s Palestinian state notice: Three months ago, he conditioned recognition on the release of the hostages and the surrender of Hamas.
Jul. 26, 2025
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Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium arrive for the "Te Deum" as they attend the National Day ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on July 21, 2025. Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Getty Images.
Israel News
Belgian Jews criticize King Philippe’s speech on Gaza
Jewish groups say the monarch ignored Hamas’s role and Israeli hostages, aligning with the U.N. chief’s one-sided stance on the conflict.
Jul. 22, 2025
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The railway station square and reception building in Lucerne, Switzerland, Jan. 7, 2019. Photo by Petar Marjanovic via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
Knife-wielding Palestinian supporter threatens Jews in Switzerland
Passersby rescued the yeshivah students near the train station in Lucerne.
Jul. 22, 2025
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Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Union’s coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life. Source: EU Justice and Consumers/YouTube.
Antisemitism
Jewish groups back beleaguered EU antisemitism coordinator
Katharina von Schnurbein was merely saying “that today’s antisemitism often wears the mask of anti-Zionism,’’ the European Jewish Association maintains.
Jul. 20, 2025
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French-Israeli singer Laurent Amir Haddad, also known as Amir, performs before the start of the French Champions' Trophy final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille at Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa, on Aug. 1, 2021. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Performance by French-Israeli singer draws hate in Belgium
Meanwhile, Bob Vylan plays at another festival in the European country.
Jul. 20, 2025
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