Press releases
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EJP submitted complaint to Ombudsman against European Commission
Press Release: European Jews for Palestine submitted a complaint to the European Ombudsman, Ms. Teresa Anjinho, against the European Commission. The European Ombudsman is an independent and impartial body that holds the EU’s institutions and agencies to account, and promotes good administration. The complaint is on the Commission’s coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish…
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European Jews for Palestine joins the call to replace EU coordinator on antisemitism
European Jews for Palestine (EJP) joins the requests from MEPs for the immediate replacement of the EU Commission’s Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, Katharina von Schnurbein. According to a recent revelation published by EUobserver (July 10, 2025), Ms. von Schnurbein violated her institutional mandate by intervening directly in EU decision-making processes on…
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One year later: EJP urges implementation of ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July
Members from different international Jewish collectives, affiliated members of European Jews for Palestine, marched to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague to mark one year since its advisory opinion on Israel’s apartheid. One year after that ruling, Israel continues to violate international law with illegal settlements in the West Bank and the…
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EU policy against racism should include anti-Jewish hatred
European Jews for Palestine (EJP) urges the European Commission to effectively fight anti-Jewish hatred. On 12 June 2025, a delegation of European Jews for Palestine (EJP) met with Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU Commission’s Coordinator on combatting antisemitism and fostering Jewish Life, together with Marion Lalisse, the EU Commission’s Coordinator on combatting anti-Muslim hatred. The…
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EJP stands in solidarity with the “Madleen” Flotilla to Gaza
As Jews committed to justice and human rights, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, we express our full and unwavering support for the courageous voyage of the Madleen, the humanitarian flotilla sailing to Gaza.Among those on board are Greta Thunberg, climate activist, and Rima Hassan, Member of the European Parliament (The Left, France). The Madleen…
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EJP joins unified call to launch diplomatic humanitarian convoy to Gaza
European Jews for Palestine Joins Global Call to End the Manufactured Famine in Gaza European Jews for Palestine (EJP) stands in solidarity with Palestinian civil society and humanitarian organizations worldwide in issuing an urgent and unified call to halt the manufactured famine in Gaza. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral…
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EJP welcomes JDA adoption by Die Linke
EJP welcomes the adoption of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) by the German party Die Linke. As a European umbrella organization of Jewish groups who stand for the right of Palestinians to equality and self-determination, and condemn the misuse of antisemitism to justify Israel’s occupation, apartheid and genocide, we welcome the adoption of the…
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‘They are not real Jews’ – Katharina von Schnurbein
How the European Commission’s coordinator on combating antisemitism justifies the exclusion of Jewish groups critical of Israel. The European Commission’s coordinator for combating antisemitism, Katharina von Schnurbein, reportedly said in a closed-door discussion about the French Jewish group TSEDEK: ‘They are not real Jews’, revealed the independent French media YAANI on Monday. According to an…
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EJP meeting with Michaela Moua, the EU Commission’s Coordinator on combating racism
On 23 January 2025, European Jews for Palestine (EJP) had an online meeting with the European Commission’s anti-racism coordinator, Michaela Moua, and her team. The EJP delegation to the meeting was composed of Wieland Hoban of Jewish Voice for a Just Peace, Germany; Joana Cavaco, President of Erev Rav, Netherlands; Yoav Shemer-Kunz on behalf of…
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The Legacy of the Holocaust Belongs to All Jews – Not Just the Zionists
European Jews for Palestine excluded from Holocaust Remembrance Conference of 21 January As a network of Jewish groups and collectives, European Jews for Palestine (EJP) is concerned, outraged and saddened to see our historical trauma held hostage by the State of Israel, European governments and the EU itself. We feel that it is our right,…