The "demon" of antisemitism
has returned, European parliament President David Sassoli said
Wednesday in commenting on a range of incidents including
antisemitic hate threats against Holocaust survivor and life
Senator Liliana Segre who has had to be given a police escort.
"It is with disbelief and also immense rage that we find
ourselves noting how the demon of antisemitism has reappeared in
Europe," he said.
"The sadly extremely numerous episodes of recent European
history return to mind.
"I'm thinking of the tragic events in Halle, the profanation
of the Jewish cemetery at Randers, in Denmark, and of the
threats which in Italy targeted Senator Liliana Segre, to whom
goes my warm and grateful salute".
Sassoli was speaking to a mini-plenary session of the EP.
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