'EU tolerates two types of Jews: Those willing to undermine Israel and dead Jews,' minister says

Published connected 19/09/2025 - 20:26 GMT+2 •Updated 21:13

The European Union is an "institution that tolerates 2 types of Jews: those consenting to undermine Israel, and dormant Jews," Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Amichai Chikli told Euronews successful an exclusive interview, days aft nan European Commission projected sanctions connected Israel for its ongoing subject battle successful Gaza.  

During her annual State of nan Union reside last week, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said that nan EU would suspend "bilateral support" for Israel and partially suspend a waste and acquisition woody successful consequence to what she called a "man-made famine" successful Gaza and "a clear attempt" by Israel to "undermine nan two-state solution."

Von der Leyen projected a suspension of "all payments" to Israel, isolated from those destined for nan Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre and different civilian nine projects.

"The European Union is an institution that pours hundreds of millions into organisations accusing america of genocide and calling for boycotts of Israel, only to motorboat boycotts itself and explanation Israeli products based connected those very reports," Chikli told Euronews. 

"Supporting Yad Vashem matters to Ursula von der Leyen. Living Jews mean thing to her."

'I impulse each Jew to time off Belgium without delay'

More than 100 European rabbis sent a letter to President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week, informing her that since nan Hamas-led onslaught connected Israel connected 7 October 2023, Europe was encountering "visceral antisemitic hate" and "increased information provisions" were urgently needed.

Earlier this week, successful nan German metropolis of Flensburg, a shopkeeper caused wide outrage after he placed a statement successful his shop model reading: "Jews are banned from here! Nothing personal. No antisemitism. Just can't guidelines you." 

On Thursday night, a gathering of centre-right politicians successful nan metropolis of Liège commemorating nan decease of Jean Gol, a starring Jewish politician, tuned convulsive pinch 12 policemen reportedly injured successful demonstrations that progressive 400 people, galore of whom were students who threw firecrackers and rotten apples astatine nan participants, and called them "complicit of genocide" successful Gaza.

According to UNIA, Belgium's independent nationalist institution that promotes equality and combats discrimination, 277 group signalled antisemitic acts and 79 investigations were opened successful 2024, compared pinch 59 successful 2023.

The European Commission connected Friday condemned "those who are importing" nan warfare successful Gaza to Europe and will "step up" its protection of Jewish citizens, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews. 

"Jewish group must consciousness safe crossed Europe."

But Amichai Chikli told Euronews that for immoderate countries it is "too late." 

"Europe stands astatine a crossroads: either costs an uncompromising warfare against extremist Islam, aliases surrender. Belgium has already surrendered; it has nary future, nary hope, and I impulse each Jew to time off that wretched state without delay," he said.

"As for Britain and France, location is room for cautious optimism. It seems nan British and French peoples person not yet spoken their past word. The agleam spots successful Europe coming are Hungary and nan Czech Republic, agreed by a sane migration policy."