Copenhagen Attacks: European Jewish group seeks 24/7 protection

A European Jewish group has demanded round-the-clock protection at Jewish institutions following the shooting attacks in Denmark at a synagogue and free speech event that left two people dead.

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, general director of the European Jewish Association, accused EU leaders of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitic attacks and prejudices. Margolin said there was a need to “secure all Jewish institutions 24/7”, and demanded European governments and EU institutions take action.

The call came as hundreds of graves were vandalised at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an “odious and barbaric” anti-Semitic act against French values.