Resolution calling for embassy to become liaison office must be adopted by government to come into effect; Foreign Ministry slams 'shameful and disgraceful' vote

Local man had tweeted at Jewish umbrella group that the Holocaust would 'be like a picnic when we are done with you Zionist bastards'; sentence to be handed down Friday

Drop in incidents comes despite global trend of increasing anti-Semitic activity in countries with significant Jewish populations

Iran and its proxies have retaliated against Jewish targets before, yet communities say their primary concern remains anti-Semitism, not being dragged into US-Iran conflict