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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.

Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian. Source: X.
World News
EU lawmakers slam move to attend inauguration of Iranian president
The E.U. will be represented at the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday in Tehran.
Jul. 30, 2024
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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives for a meeting in Paris on strengthening security at Jewish community sites, Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Bertrand Guay/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Israelis at Paris Olympics to get reinforced protection
Far-left La France Insoumise party MP “put a target on the back” of Israeli athletes, using “antisemitic overtones,” according to France’s interior minister says
Jul. 23, 2024
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Bella Hadid in Midtown on July 11, 2024 in New York City. Photo by Gotham/GC Images.
Antisemitism
Adidas apologizes for ‘insensitive’ campaign with Bella Hadid
European Jewish Association chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin spoke to the company’s leadership about the ”deeply insensitive and painful” campaign given the murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists.
Jul. 21, 2024
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A meeting of rabbis associated with the Rabbinical Centre of Europe, in Ulm, Germany on Tuesday, May 29, 2019. Photo: EJP.
Jewish Life
European rabbis take to the streets in Ulm, Germany
Some 40 rabbis, accompanied by the mayor, walked the streets of Ulm in defiance of the warning from Germany’s anti-Semitism czar just days earlier for Jews not to wear a “kipah” in public.
May. 29, 2019
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E.U. Parliament in Brussels. Credit: Andrijko Z. via Wikimedia Commons.
World News
European Parliament to vote on freezing aid to PA over school textbook incitement to violence
A call to vote follows the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education report that analyzed new Palestinian textbooks, proving that they “encourage Palestinian children to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion,” and “glorified martyrdom and violent resistance.”
Oct. 2, 2018
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Pope Francis. Credit: Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
Pope Francis takes part in ceremony commemorating the liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto
Vilnius had been known for centuries as the “Jerusalem of the North” for its importance to Jewish thought and politics. Each year, the September anniversary is commemorated with readings of the names of Jews killed by Nazis or Lithuanian partisans or deported to concentration camps.
Sep. 25, 2018
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, June 13, 2018. Photo by Haim Zach (GPO).
Antisemitism
Netanyahu thanks Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for defending Israel in EU
The excellent bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Israel could be deepened and developed in a number of sectors, including technology.
Jun. 12, 2018
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Twitter.
World News
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz visits Yad Vashem, Western Wall as part of Israel visit
At a memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem, Kurz stated, “As the Chancellor of Austria I have to state that Austria and the Austrian people carry a heavy burden for their horrific and shameful crimes committed during the Shoah. But let me assure you that we Austrians know that we are responsible for our history. It is our duty and obligation to ensure that the Shoah will never happen again, and that my generation and succeeding generations will never forget these horrible crimes.”
Jun. 10, 2018
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European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. Credit: Annika Haas via Flickr.
World News
EU’s Federica Mogherini cancels visit to Israel ‘for agenda reasons’
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini had been invited to address Sunday’s annual American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Jerusalem.
Jun. 10, 2018
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011. Credit: EPA/Hannibal Hanschke.
World News
Netanyahu to meet Merkel and Macron as EU considers salvaging Iran nuclear deal
European Union Foreign ministers will gather in Brussels on Monday to discuss the nuclear deal in light of the U.S. decision to withdraw from it.
May. 28, 2018
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Gilad Erdan. Credit: Rafi Kutz.
Antisemitism
Strategic Affairs Ministry: EU gives millions to entities that promote boycotts against Israel
More than a dozen NGOs that promote anti-Israel boycotts have received some 5 million euros annually in European Union funding. In addition, an estimated several million more euros were channeled to boycott-promoting NGOs through third parties that receive E.U. assistance.
May. 27, 2018
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Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Oct. 29, 2017. Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL.
World News
Israeli minister says EU ‘can go to a thousand hells’ after body criticizes Israel
“The E.U. statement only shows how vile it is,” Steinitz said, adding that it represents “the height of cynicism and chutzpah.”
May. 27, 2018
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