EU antisemitism envoy's Israel remarks spark Jewish group rift; von Schnurbein returns to Berlin

Katharina von Schnurbein, the EU's antisemitism coordinator, is returning to Berlin after controversy over her May 2025 briefing to EU ambassadors in Tel Aviv, where she reportedly dismissed proposed EU trade sanctions on Israel as based on 'rumours about Jews.' Her remarks have divided Jewish groups over whether the envoy's role should influence EU policy toward Israel. The development signals internal EU friction over Israel policy and the limits of the antisemitism mandate.

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