On the night of Tuesday, October 3rd, the media reported an attack on a synagogue in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. According to the published information, windows of the building were shattered, and the walls were defaced with paint. The group “Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia” claimed responsibility for the incident. In the message accompanying the attack, Jews were called “enemies of the Armenian people.”

The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) strongly condemns such acts of vandalism and anti-Semitism and calls on Armenian law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident. It is essential to identify the true motives of the authors of the threats and the vandals who desecrated the synagogue, establish their identities, and hold them accountable for their actions. We urge the Armenian authorities to do everything possible to prevent such actions in the future.

Commenting on the incident, EAJC General Director Dr. Haim Ben Yaakov noted: “The rhetoric used by the vandals who published threats against the Jews of Armenia is a real “red flag” for the global Jewish community. Such slogans were used in the last century to justify the most heinous crimes against the Jewish people. We cannot allow individuals using such actions and words for intimidation and threats to continue committing crimes with impunity. The vandals who desecrated the synagogue building, as well as the authors of the anti-Semitic statement, must be punished to the full extent of the law.”