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Tag: European Politics

0 Politics History

Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 30 Sep

A far-right party in Austria, the Freedom Party (FPO), which has ties to former Nazis, won 29% of the vote in national elections, marking the highest support for such a group since WWII.

0 Politics Communities

A Warning on Germany’s Far Right

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 10 Sep

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt has raised the alarm over the rise of far-right parties in Germany, a development intensified by societal discontent over immigration policies that began during Angela Merkel's tenure.

0 History Politics

Napoleon's 1808 Imperial Decree on Jewish Names

Jewish History Lectures · 5 Sep

Napoleon's 1808 Imperial Decree was an effort to assimilate and regulate the Jewish population in post-revolutionary France by mandating that Jews adopt fixed surnames.

0 Politics Holocaust

Far-right German politician fined again for using a banned Nazi phrase

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 2 Jul

Prominent far-right German politician Björn Höcke has been fined once again for using a banned Nazi phrase, "Everything For Germany."

0 Politics Antisemitism

Did Israel Win the European Elections?

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 18 Jun

In the recent European elections, right-wing groups achieved significant victories, indicating European wariness of increased Islamic immigration and a recognition of Israel as a key ally.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Can Germany’s Far Right Be Stopped?

Jeremy Stern in Tablet · 19 Mar

Robert Kagan's article in Foreign Affairs raised concerns about the resurgence of far-right nationalism in Germany, attributing it in part to the weakening of American influence under Donald Trump.

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Knight Takes Rook in Cold War II

Michael Lind in Tablet · 14 Mar 2023

The article discusses the war in Ukraine as the first proxy war in the current Cold War between the US and post-Soviet Russia.

0 Antisemitism Politics

AJC Passport: Germany and Austria Respond to the Far-Right

People of the Pod · 24 Jan 2018

In 2017, far-right parties like Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Austria's Freedom Party (FP) gained significant electoral success fueled by anti-immigrant and xenophobic sentiments.