European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said "There can be no place for the poison of antisemitism" at a ceremony in Brussels on Wednesday which saw her light a Chanukiah to observe the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Von der Leyenslammed what she called the resurgence of the "old evil" across Europe and cited swastikas painted on Jewish homes, synagogues vandalised and Jewish children kept locked in schools over concerns for their safety.
