ISRAEL HAYOM
EU antisemitism coordinator faces ouster campaign after defending Israel
Nissan Shtrauchler
August 22, 2025

A campaign by European Parliament members seeking to dismiss the EU’s antisemitism coordinator is intensifying after she warned that hostile policies toward Israel contribute to rising antisemitism, Israel Hayom learned from sources familiar with the situation. Twenty-six European Parliament members recently submitted formal correspondence to the European Commission requesting the dismissal of Katharina von Schnurbein, who has served nearly ten years in her role and maintains strong support from Jewish organizations throughout the continent. The correspondence, obtained by Israel Hayom, specifically criticizes her professional performance, particularly focusing on statements from a leaked protocol of a meeting conducted in late May with von Schnurbein’s participation. READ MORE

ISRAEL HAYOM Major European universities foster ‘climate of fear’ for Jewish students, report finds A new report published by B’nai B’rith International, the European Union of Jewish Students, and the German think tank Democ found that in nine of Europe’s key countries there is “a climate of fear and exclusion at European universities.” The report reveals a coordinated, transnational network strategically disguising an antisemitic agenda in the language of human rights to gain legitimacy. The report gathered insights from experts on the ground regarding the situation in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Its conclusion states that in those nine countries, there is “clear and repeated patterns of antisemitic or otherwise harmful behaviors.”