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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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European Parliament Brussels
Jewish Life
In light of ‘concrete warnings,’ Israeli minister cancels visit to Brussels
The canceled visit due to security concerns shows “leaders’ ‘Never again’ declarations are hollow,” the European Jewish Association chairman said.
Jan. 28, 2025
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The European Parliament plenary session for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 2024. Credit: European Jewish Press.
Antisemitism
European Parliament to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
“We will never forget the 6 million Jews murdered in cold blood,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Jan. 27, 2025
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In 2016, Karim Hassoun (pictured) honored a slain Hezbollah terrorist outside the Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights in Mechelen, the site of the transit camp from where Jews and Romani in Belgium were sent to Auschwitz. Credit: European Jewish Press.
Israel News
Terror supporter excluded from municipal coalition in Belgium
The center-right New Flemish Alliance refused to govern alongside Hassoun, who called for Hamas to take more Israeli hostages.
Jan. 13, 2025
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Stolpersteine
Israel News
Two Belgian schools refuse to commemorate Shoah because of Gaza war
Linking the Holocaust to Gaza is exactly why the schools must take part in such ceremony, says the European Jewish Association chairman.
Jan. 12, 2025
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Inalco in Paris
Antisemitism
At Paris institute for oriental languages, students of Hebrew are hiding
Posters at Inalco call for a boycott of a student list described as “genocidal,” parents and students denounce discrimination, pressure and intimidation.
Jan. 6, 2025
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The headquarters of "Le Monde" on avenue Pierre-Mendès-France in Paris, Sept. 28, 2021. Photo by Philippe Cendron via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
The ‘omerta’ on anti-Israel bias at a leading French daily
The “Le Monde” newsroom is rife with anti-Israel paraphernalia and editorial decision-making, including support for Hezbollah.
Dec. 20, 2024
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N-VA's Michael Freilich pictured during a plenary session of the Chamber at the Federal Parliament in Brussels, Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Eric Lalmand/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Belgian MP appointed as diplomatic envoy for leading Jewish organization
Michael Freilich is the first Orthodox Jewish lawmaker in Belgium.
Dec. 17, 2024
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European Commissioner-designate for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner attends a hearing in the European Parliament on Nov. 4, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images.
Antisemitism
EU commissioner: ‘No justification for any form of antisemitism’
“We must do everything that Jews feel safe and secure in Europe,” said European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner.
Dec. 10, 2024
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