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Can the global far-right help fight antisemitism? Israel sure wants to think so

JL;DR SUMMARY In an attempt to combat antisemitism, the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs plans to include far-right European politicians at their upcoming International Conference on Combating Antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunitiesHolocaust DistortionNatan SharanskyJonathan GreenblattFar Right PoliticsNational RallyIsraeli Ministry Of Diaspora AffairsFidesz

Places mentioned

Paris, Île-de-France, France
"How useful can historically antisemitic political parties be in combating antisemitism? To the Israeli government, apparently, the answer is incredibly so."
Israel
"To the Israeli government, apparently, the answer is incredibly so."
Budapest, Hungary
"and Kinga Gl of Hungarys Fidesz party, which boasts its own record of antisemitism and Holocaust distortion."
London, United Kingdom
"including Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, have dropped out of the conference"
Madrid, Madrid Autonomous Community, Spain
"The same objection can be raised against Israels invitation of Spains far-right Vox party."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"I texted my friend Shabbos Kestenbaum, the Jewish activist and lead plaintiff suing Harvard for antisemitism, who is slated to speak"

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