Israel: MKs say anti-Semitism in Europe could turn violent

Growing European anti-Semitism might become violent, lawmakers attending a session of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs stated on Monday.

The meeting came as an inverted Nazi salute known as the quenelle, invented and popularized by the anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonne M’balla M’balla, was gaining popularity in France.

Committee chairman MK Yoel Razbozov (Yesh Atid) called on MKs at the hearing to work to “suppress” such manifestations of hate. He also called on the nations of Europe and the European Union to promote tolerance. Without decisive action, he stated, anti-Semitic sentiment “might develop into violent action.”

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