Anti-Semitism has been increasing exponentially worldwide, especially in Europe. This rise was evident even before the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. A report from the first half of 2023 showed a 400% increase in anti-Semitic incidents in some European countries.
“The Hamas attacks and their aftermath have had a profound impact on the lives of Jews in the European Union,” according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
The report states that 96% percent of Jewish people said they have faced anti-Semitism in the last year and 80% feel that it has been getting worse in recent years.
“Jews are more frightened than ever before,” FRA director Sirpa Rautio said in the survey’s foreword. And “over 70 percent hide their Jewish idenitiy occasionally.”
France is one of the most dangerous areas for anti-Semitic attacks and Jewish people are now considering immigrating to Israel or “making Aliyah” as it’s called in Hebrew.
Last week 100 immigrants from France landed at Ben Gurion Airport on a special flight organized by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency.
More than 2,000 Jews filed for Aliyah only 48 hours after the recent French election results because of the post-election uncertainity and skyrocketing anti-Semitism.
“Since the outbreak of the war, there has been a
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