Frankfurt (Germany), Oct. 5 (LaPresse) – “Today, as we remember the victims of the massacre and pay tribute to the extraordinary courage shown that day, we must also send an unequivocal message: antisemitism must never be normalized, justified or tolerated.” This was stated by the European Jewish Congress (EJC) in a statement to LaPresse ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks. “We expect governments and leaders to do more to ensure the safety of Jewish citizens in their countries and not fuel the flames of hatred. Three years after October 7, we remember not only the darkest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust, but a day that changed the lives of Jews around the world,” the EJC said. The massacre “was followed by an explosion of antisemitism on a scale we had hoped belonged to history. Jews have been threatened in our streets, intimidated on campuses and made to feel unsafe simply because they are Jewish,” the European Jewish Congress stressed. “October 7 did not create this hatred; it brought it to light. The Jewish people will not hide, we will not be intimidated and we will not allow hatred to define our future,” the EJC said, before again addressing European governments and leaders. “On the one hand, we hear words that encourage hatred and target the Jewish state, while on the other, statements of zero tolerance for antisemitism,” the European Jewish Congress denounced. “The time has come to act if we want European Jews to have a safe and secure future on the continent.”
October 7, European Jewish Congress: “Antisemitism cannot be justified or tolerated”
Frankfurt (Germany), Oct. 5 (LaPresse) – “Today, as we remember the victims of the massacre and pay tribute to the extraordinary courage shown that day, we must also send an unequivocal message: antisemitism must never be normalized, justified or tolerated.” This was stated by the European Jewish Congress (EJC) in a statement to LaPresse ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks. “We expect governments and leaders to do more to ensure the safety of Jewish citizens in their countries and not fuel the flames of hatred. Three years after October 7, we remember not only the darkest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust, but a day that changed the lives of Jews around the world,” the EJC said. The massacre “was followed by an explosion of antisemitism on a scale we had hoped belonged to history. Jews have been threatened in our streets, intimidated on campuses and made to feel unsafe simply because they are Jewish,” the European Jewish Congress stressed. “October 7 did not create this hatred; it brought it to light. The Jewish people will not hide, we will not be intimidated and we will not allow hatred to define our future,” the EJC said, before again addressing European governments and leaders. “On the one hand, we hear words that encourage hatred and target the Jewish state, while on the other, statements of zero tolerance for antisemitism,” the European Jewish Congress denounced. “The time has come to act if we want European Jews to have a safe and secure future on the continent.”