
More than 1,000 people formed a "ring of peace" around the Norwegian capital's synagogue on February 21, 2015. Young Muslims took the initiative after a series of attacks against Jews in Europe.

The peaceful protest follows the shooting at a free speech debate and synagogue in Denmark that left two people dead and five wounded.

In January, terrorists killed 19 people over three days in Paris, including attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and on a Kosher grocery. Last week five teens were charged with vandalizing a Jewish cemetery in eastern France.

Anti-Semitism has increased in Europe, especially since the most recent Gaza conflict and the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq.