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In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Related EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life My Christian friends don't really see it. The taxi, the street Jewish life in The West - 2026: One evening in Berlin, a taxi driver heard us speaking Hebrew and, without a word, turned on his screen and filled the back seat with a Hezbollah video broadcast. The synagogue, the school, the community center A few weeks ago,we took our daughter to see a children's play in Hebrew, we registered online and only at the day of the event received an email with the address, where we were welcomed by an undercover guard.
## Summary
In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Related EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life My Christian friends don't really see it. The taxi, the street Jewish life in The West - 2026: One evening in Berlin, a taxi driver heard us speaking Hebrew and, without a word, turned on his screen and filled the back seat with a Hezbollah video broadcast. The synagogue, the school, the community center A few weeks ago,we took our daughter to see a children's play in Hebrew, we registered online and only at the day of the event received an email with the address, where we were welcomed by an undercover guard.
## Article Content
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Avital Sahar, Israeli Strategic Advisor based in Berlin
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28/03/2026 - 8:00 GMT+1
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In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism.
Yesterday morning, my nine-year-old daughter asked me if I knew they have terror drills at her (Jewish) school. She explained, calmly, the way children describe how they spent their day, how they hid under their desks in absolute silence. Studying behind barricades, bulletproof doors and windows - the permanent architecture of Jewish life in the West. With armed guards - German police and Jewish/Israeli private security.
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Some days ago, a Jewish school in Amsterdam was bombed. Now go send your child to school after this. This is not hysteria. This is just an ordinary day. Which other group of children in the West runs terror drills as a norm? Not lockdown drills, terror drills.
The distinction matters. A lockdown drill is against a generic threat. A terror drill is premised on a specific enemy who want to kill these children because of who they are. Barricading Jewish institutions is such a norm that it became invisible.
Police patrol in front of the 'New Synagogue' at Oranienburger Strasse in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
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EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism
Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life
My Christian friends don't really see it. How European Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life. A set of calculations, adjustments, and risk assessments. Not out of paranoia, but out of reality.
The taxi, the street
Jewish life in The West - 2026: One evening in Berlin, a taxi driver heard us speaking Hebrew and, without a word, turned on his screen and filled the back seat with a Hezbollah video broadcast. A message, delivered in silence.
In January 2026, a rabbi walking in Queens was beaten on Holocaust Remembrance Day. In February 2026, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl in Paris was beaten by boys who heard she was Jewish.
In March 2026, two Israelis were beaten outside a restaurant in San Jose by men shouting, "Don't mess with Iran." Almost all of my Jewish friends in Europe changed their names in their Uber or delivery apps.
Now, change your name in Uber to a Jewish name and order a ride at night.
Related
Iran war fuels further threats to Europe's Jewish communities, experts warn
The doctor
In February 2025, two nurses at a Sydney hospital appeared in a video boasting that they had already "sent Israelis to hell" from their ward. A Dutch nurse is under criminal investigation for threatening to administer lethal injections to Israeli patients.
In 2025, a Belgian doctor entered "Jewish (Israeli)" as a medical diagnosis in the file of a nine-year-old girl. When you go to the dentist you are afraid of pain, when Jews go to the dentist they fear never to wake up from general anesthesia.
The restaurant, the shop, the plane
In July 2025, three Israeli musicians were told to leave a pizzeria in Vienna's Jewish quarter after speaking in Hebrew. That same month, fifty-two French Jewish children were removed from a flight in Valencia after singing in Hebrew.
In January 2026, a collective in Barcelona published an interactive map of 152 Jewish-owned schools, businesses, and organisations in Catalonia, labeled "the Zionist economy". Now go on a date or start a business in this reality.
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Diplomatic row between France and Spain escalates after Jewish teens kicked off flight
The home
A Jewish family in a Paris suburb discovered that their housemaid had spent weeks poisoning their wine, juice, whiskey, pasta, and cosmetics. When arrested, the caregiver told police:
They have money and power. I should never have had to work for a Jew.
Now enjoy your morning coffee.
The synagogue, the school, the community center
A few weeks ago,we took our daughter to see a children's play in Hebrew, we registered online and only at the day of the event received an email with the address, where we were welcomed by an undercover guard.
In October 2025, a driver rammed a crowd outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur and began stabbing - two killed.
In December 2025, fifteen people were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
Annie, center, is comforted at the funeral of her son Dan Elkayam, killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Ashdod, Dec. 25, 2025
AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
In March 2026 alone: a synagogue bombed in Belgium, one torched in Rotterdam, a Jewish school bombed in Amsterdam, three synagogues shot at in Toron
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## Expert Analysis
### Merits
- Second, Jewish lives are more important than the The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rights of extremist organisations.
- And most important, instead of sending armed police, military and intelligence to "protect" Jewish neighborhoods, send them to antisemites and radicals where they live.
### Areas for Consideration
- In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism.
- A lockdown drill is against a generic threat.
- A set of calculations, adjustments, and risk assessments.
### Implications
- AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Related EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life My Christian friends don't really see it.
- Now, change your name in Uber to a Jewish name and order a ride at night.
- I should never have had to work for a Jew.
- Which doctor will treat you, where will your child go to school.
### Expert Commentary
This article covers jewish, europe, israeli topics. Notable strengths include discussion of jewish. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 1500.
In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Related EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life My Christian friends don't really see it. The taxi, the street Jewish life in The West - 2026: One evening in Berlin, a taxi driver heard us speaking Hebrew and, without a word, turned on his screen and filled the back seat with a Hezbollah video broadcast. The synagogue, the school, the community center A few weeks ago,we took our daughter to see a children's play in Hebrew, we registered online and only at the day of the event received an email with the address, where we were welcomed by an undercover guard.
## Article Content
By 
Avital Sahar, Israeli Strategic Advisor based in Berlin
Published on
28/03/2026 - 8:00 GMT+1
Share
Comments
Share
Send
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VK
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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews.
In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism.
Yesterday morning, my nine-year-old daughter asked me if I knew they have terror drills at her (Jewish) school. She explained, calmly, the way children describe how they spent their day, how they hid under their desks in absolute silence. Studying behind barricades, bulletproof doors and windows - the permanent architecture of Jewish life in the West. With armed guards - German police and Jewish/Israeli private security.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Some days ago, a Jewish school in Amsterdam was bombed. Now go send your child to school after this. This is not hysteria. This is just an ordinary day. Which other group of children in the West runs terror drills as a norm? Not lockdown drills, terror drills.
The distinction matters. A lockdown drill is against a generic threat. A terror drill is premised on a specific enemy who want to kill these children because of who they are. Barricading Jewish institutions is such a norm that it became invisible.
Police patrol in front of the 'New Synagogue' at Oranienburger Strasse in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
Related
EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism
Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life
My Christian friends don't really see it. How European Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life. A set of calculations, adjustments, and risk assessments. Not out of paranoia, but out of reality.
The taxi, the street
Jewish life in The West - 2026: One evening in Berlin, a taxi driver heard us speaking Hebrew and, without a word, turned on his screen and filled the back seat with a Hezbollah video broadcast. A message, delivered in silence.
In January 2026, a rabbi walking in Queens was beaten on Holocaust Remembrance Day. In February 2026, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl in Paris was beaten by boys who heard she was Jewish.
In March 2026, two Israelis were beaten outside a restaurant in San Jose by men shouting, "Don't mess with Iran." Almost all of my Jewish friends in Europe changed their names in their Uber or delivery apps.
Now, change your name in Uber to a Jewish name and order a ride at night.
Related
Iran war fuels further threats to Europe's Jewish communities, experts warn
The doctor
In February 2025, two nurses at a Sydney hospital appeared in a video boasting that they had already "sent Israelis to hell" from their ward. A Dutch nurse is under criminal investigation for threatening to administer lethal injections to Israeli patients.
In 2025, a Belgian doctor entered "Jewish (Israeli)" as a medical diagnosis in the file of a nine-year-old girl. When you go to the dentist you are afraid of pain, when Jews go to the dentist they fear never to wake up from general anesthesia.
The restaurant, the shop, the plane
In July 2025, three Israeli musicians were told to leave a pizzeria in Vienna's Jewish quarter after speaking in Hebrew. That same month, fifty-two French Jewish children were removed from a flight in Valencia after singing in Hebrew.
In January 2026, a collective in Barcelona published an interactive map of 152 Jewish-owned schools, businesses, and organisations in Catalonia, labeled "the Zionist economy". Now go on a date or start a business in this reality.
Related
Diplomatic row between France and Spain escalates after Jewish teens kicked off flight
The home
A Jewish family in a Paris suburb discovered that their housemaid had spent weeks poisoning their wine, juice, whiskey, pasta, and cosmetics. When arrested, the caregiver told police:
They have money and power. I should never have had to work for a Jew.
Now enjoy your morning coffee.
The synagogue, the school, the community center
A few weeks ago,we took our daughter to see a children's play in Hebrew, we registered online and only at the day of the event received an email with the address, where we were welcomed by an undercover guard.
In October 2025, a driver rammed a crowd outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur and began stabbing - two killed.
In December 2025, fifteen people were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
Annie, center, is comforted at the funeral of her son Dan Elkayam, killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Ashdod, Dec. 25, 2025
AP Photo/Ariel Schalit
In March 2026 alone: a synagogue bombed in Belgium, one torched in Rotterdam, a Jewish school bombed in Amsterdam, three synagogues shot at in Toron
---
## Expert Analysis
### Merits
- Second, Jewish lives are more important than the The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rights of extremist organisations.
- And most important, instead of sending armed police, military and intelligence to "protect" Jewish neighborhoods, send them to antisemites and radicals where they live.
### Areas for Consideration
- In an opinion piece for Euronews, Israeli strategist Avital Sahar argues that Jewish life in Europe is under constant threat - accusing governments of effectively failing to protect their communities amid rising antisemitism.
- A lockdown drill is against a generic threat.
- A set of calculations, adjustments, and risk assessments.
### Implications
- AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Related EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against 'troubling' antisemitism Jews have a parallel architecture of daily life My Christian friends don't really see it.
- Now, change your name in Uber to a Jewish name and order a ride at night.
- I should never have had to work for a Jew.
- Which doctor will treat you, where will your child go to school.
### Expert Commentary
This article covers jewish, europe, israeli topics. Notable strengths include discussion of jewish. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 1500.
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