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Prepared by the European Jewish Congress, Secretariat and Member of the Advisory 2016 Board of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS) Prepared by the European Jewish Congress, Secretariat and Member of the Advisory 2016 Board of the European Parliament Working Group on Antisemitism (WGAS). Page 1 of 40 TABLE OF CONTENT I. REPORTS & POLLS .......................................................................................................... 6 AUSTRIA................................................................................................................................ 6 Antisemitic incidents in Austria up by more than 80% ........................................................... 6 FRANCE ................................................................................................................................. 6 Large dip in French Jewish emigration to Israel ..................................................................... 6 Huge fall in number of antisemitic attacks in France .............................................................. 6 Hate crimes in France down 80% this year ............................................................................. 7 Most French believe Jews responsible for rise in antisemitism................................................ 7 SPCJ statistics and analyses on antisemitism in France in 2015 .............................................. 7 More than 40% of French Jews considering “Aliyah”............................................................. 7 GERMANY ............................................................................................................................. 8 Germany to force Facebook, Google and Twitter to act .......................................................... 8 Attacks on German Jews rise by 200% ................................................................................... 8 Nazi jargon revival causing concern in Germany .................................................................... 8 One in ten Germans think Jews have too much influence ....................................................... 9 THE NETHERLANDS ........................................................................................................... 9 Reduction in level of antisemitic attacks in the Netherlands ................................................... 9 POLAND .................................................................................................................................. 9 Racism on the rise in Poland .................................................................................................. 9 UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................ 10 UK adopts antisemitism definition ....................................................................................... 10 Universities UK report on combating campus antisemitism .................................................. 10 The abuse of London ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is widespread ................................ 10 CST notes increase in antisemitic incidents in UK ................................................................ 11 British Jews feel less safe after Brexit vote ........................................................................... 11 Sharp rise in hate crimes against UK Jews............................................................................ 11 Third of British Muslims say Jews have too much power in UK ........................................... 11 Antisemitic incidents down by 22% from record high .......................................................... 12 II. ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS ........................................................................................ 13 AUSTRIA............................................................................................................................... 13 Vienna court sentences policeman for ‘Heil Hitler’ shout ..................................................... 13 BELGIUM ............................................................................................................................ 13 Belgian appeals court hears incitement case against Dieudonné ............................................ 13 Belgian tennis player makes antisemitic comment ................................................................ 13 Allegations of antisemitism at local Belgian school .............................................................. 13 CZECH REPUBLIC ............................................................................................................ 14 Page 2 of 40 Children’s volleyball team named after gas used to kill Jews ................................................ 14 FRANCE ............................................................................................................................... 14 French court hands down jail sentence for author of antisemitic book ................................... 14 Bullet holes found in French synagogue ............................................................................... 14 A French prosecutor has requested a six month suspended sentence ..................................... 14 Top Parisian chef hits back at BDS activists ......................................................................... 15 French centre-right presidential candidate makes antisemitic comments ............................... 15 Front National representative criticises memorial to Jewish children victims of Nazis .......... 15 French teacher says Holocaust "designed and organised by Jews" ........................................ 15 Jewish man stabbed in Strasbourg ........................................................................................ 16 French writer fined for saying "Hitler should have finished the job" ..................................... 16 Swastikas daubed on synagogue in eastern France................................................................ 16 French far-right activist investigated over "no Jews, no dogs" tweet ..................................... 16 Three man arrested after antisemitic attack on locksmith near Paris ...................................... 16 Faurisson again accused of Holocaust revisionism ............................................................... 17 Antisemitic graffiti scrawled on French synagogue .............................................................. 17 Jewish teacher attacked in Marseille..................................................................................... 17 GERMANY ........................................................................................................................... 17 German Jewish leader barred from calling Israel critic "notorious" ....................................... 17 Holocaust denial: ‘Nazi Grandma’ jailed for third time ........................................................ 18 Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party embroiled in antisemitism row ................................... 18 Jewish man beaten in Berlin’s antisemitic attack .................................................................. 18 MP accused of antisemitism and Holocaust denial................................................................ 18 German police investigate Britons' Nazi salute at Nazi death camp....................................... 18 Calling for dismissal of German self-declared Jew-hating pastor .......................................... 19 German anti-immigrant party compares itself to Jews under Hitler ....................................... 19 Several Jewish cemeteries and monuments vandalized ......................................................... 19 Two arrested in Germany for running neo-Nazi website ....................................................... 20 "Jews Out" graffiti campaign on Berlin neighbourhood ........................................................ 20 GREECE ............................................................................................................................... 20 Former Justice Minister calls for political integration of neo-Nazi party ............................... 20 Greek synagogue desecrated with swastikas ......................................................................... 21 Greek Jews condemn antisemitic comments by union leader ................................................ 21 Golden Dawn MP: ‘Jews are an eternal enemy of Greeks and Christians’ ............................. 21 Antisemitic ‘Burning of Judas’ event ................................................................................... 22 Antisemitic demonstration in Thessaloniki ........................................................................... 22 Greek Orthodox monk makes antisemitic threats at anti-government rally in Athens ............ 23 HUNGARY ........................................................................................................................... 23 Page 3 of 40 Holocaust memorial vandalised in Hungary ......................................................................... 23 ITALY ................................................................................................................................... 23 Italian Jews slam right-wing paper for free distribution of Mein Kampf ............................... 23 Antisemitic chants by Juventus fans ..................................................................................... 24 LATVIA ................................................................................................................................. 24 Latvian MP claims "clever Jews" undermining
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