(JTA) – Germany’s Jewish umbrella organization and a host of other Jewish groups have joined to condemn the right-populist party Alternative for Germany – and to decry a new group that purports to represent Jews in the party. The Central Council of Jews in Germany in a statement issued on Sunday said the AfD —…
A new Brooklyn cafe temporarily closed following an online campaign that accused the owner of being a white supremacist, Gothamist reported. Guy Sands, the owner of Sands in the East Williamsburg neighborhood, was listed as a white supremacist in a tweet that was retweeted and liked about 3,000 times, and investigated by Gothamist. It accused…
A conservative newspaper issued a retraction and apology to the brother of Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer who was murdered in July 2016 and became the subject of conspiracy theories, Vox reported. A column in The Washington Times in March titled “More cover-up questions: The curious murder of Seth Rich poses questions that…
(JTA) – The Sweden Democrats, a right-wing populist party, submitted a draft motion urging their government to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel’s capital. Bjorn Soder, a former leader and current lawmaker for the Sweden Democrats, submitted the draft motion to the Riksdag, or parliament, on Thursday. It would…
(JTA) — Germany’s most influential far-right political party is fast gaining in popularity, and a group of Jews wants to add its voice of support. According to the influential daily newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), an association of Jewish supporters of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party will announce its incorporation with an event…
As a former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS) for the State Department, I remain concerned that for the past 18 months, this post has been vacant. The absence of a Special Envoy makes the media’s role of spotlighting outbreaks of hatred and anti-Semitism even more vital. This is why I was deeply…
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Scores of right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators squared off on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, where four people were injured in similar rallies on June 30. Police tried to keep the two sides apart as protesters chanted and hurled insults at each other. Authorities set up a security perimeter around a waterfront park…
During his failed primary bid for Virginia governor in 2017, Republican Corey Stewart paid far-right commentator Paul Nehlen $759 as a “fundraising commission” in May, according to a June 2017 campaign finance filing with the Virginia Department of Elections. Stewart’s payment to Nehlen, made to his company the “Paul Nehlan (sic) Group” in the filings,…
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