Dov Maimon

The author is a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, where he oversees the institute’s operations in Europe.

 CO-LEADERS OF the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla attend a news conference yesterday in Berlin as results of the German general election became known. The pro-Russia, anti-immigration AfD has attracted the support of about one in five German voters

Germany’s election signals a rejection of passive decline - opinion

 MIKE HUCKABEE attends a Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, in 2021. The appointment by US President Donald Trump of Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian and vocal supporter of Israel, as ambassador to Jerusalem underscores the pro-Israel orientation of this administration

The clear and urgent need for Evangelical trips to Israel - opinion

 SAHRA WAGENKNECHT, leader of Germany’s Buendnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) Party, attends a news conference after elections in Saxony and Thuringia, in Berlin, on Monday.

Germany's political shift: AfD's victory and rise of left-wing populism - opinion


French Jews face a bleak future in a divided country - opinion

In this volatile landscape, French Jews find themselves increasingly vulnerable, caught amid escalating societal tensions.

 SUPPORTERS OF the far-left La France Insoumise and an alliance of left-wing parties, Nouveau Front Populaire, react to initial results in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, in Paris, on Sunday.

France's identity crisis: Divisions and political fractures threaten stability - comment

France faces deep societal divisions over immigration and identity, with far-left and far-right factions gaining in recent elections, posing challenges to unity and stability.

 Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

Abandoned in political chaos: How France's electoral shift is leaving Jews behind - opinion

As France enters a period of potential political instability, the stakes for its Jewish citizens and its relationship with Israel are high.

 Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (LFI) surrounded by Manuel Bompard and Rima Hassan, all members of the alliance of left-wing parties, called the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (NFP), delivers a speech. Paris, June 30, 2024.

What does the far-right's success in Germany imply for European Jews? - opinion

In Europe, Jews often serve as the canary in the coal mine, the first to recognize threats that affect all German citizens.

 ROBERT SESSELMANN of the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a vote last Sunday to become a district leader, a breakthrough for the party which has hit record highs in national polls.

These are the implications for Russian Jewry if Russia wins - opinion

If the West doesn’t demonstrate its determination to defend its eastern frontier, there may be a domino effect that will terrorize the Central European countries.

 A PHOTO taken last year in Lviv, Ukraine shows a house where Jews of the Lviv Ghetto lived during the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Europe needs to allow Jews to practice shechita - opinion

Eight European countries have banned the practice of shechita.

Artist Ori Reisman’s painting, ‘Slaughtered Chicken,’ on exhibition in Tel Aviv.

Europe’s Jews becoming collateral damage in Europe’s civilizational clash

The Jews of Western Europe feel like strangers in their places of birth.

A man putting on a kippa as part of a solidarity campaign with European Jews