EU Seeks Powers to Fight Hate as Gaza Draws Anti-Semitic Protest
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Germany, France and Italy want to hand police increased powers to combat antisemitism and xenophobia after racist taunts and banners marked recent demonstrations over the Gaza conflict.
European governments need more tools to clamp down on protests that are judged to “cross the line,” deputy foreign ministers from the three states said late yesterday after a meeting in Berlin. Antisemitic chants and banners that marked protests in Europe this month as the military conflict in Gaza unfolded highlighted gaps in law enforcers’ powers, they said.