Jewish Europeans face deteriorating ‘normal’ as advocates warn spiking antisemitism a ‘mutating virus’

Published April 4, 2026 4:31pm ET



Antisemitism is spiking in parts of Europe amid Israel’s war against Iran, as regional leaders blame popular strains of anti-Zionism for fueling bigotry against the Jewish people. 

In Italy, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities says there has been a 400% increase in antisemitic attacks, citing its annual report. Four separate attacks across Europe targeting Jews in recent weeks have sparked alarm, with a radical Islamic extremist group known as Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia claiming responsibility for all of them.

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