Jewish communities in the EU face a “rising tide of antisemitism,” according to a report released in July 2024 by the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Even before Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the ensuing war against Hamas in Gaza, 96% of European Jews reported experiencing antisemitic incidents, the report found. 76% of those polled said they hide their identity “at least occasionally,” and 34% were reluctant to visit Jewish events or sites for safety reasons. About 4% of those surveyed said they had experienced physical attacks, twice as many as in the previous survey conducted in 2018.
