Hungarian Government official under fire after claiming “Europe is George Soros’ gas chamber”
A Hungarian Government official has caused outrage after comparing a prominent Jewish political activist and philanthropist and Holocaust survivor to Hitler in an article published over the weekend. Hungarian ministerial commissioner Szilard Demeter made the comments about George Soros, a financier and controversial activist, in an opinion article published on 28th November in the pro-Government […]
“There was [sic] no six million Jews living in Europe at that time”: American rapper Lord Jamar denies scale of Holocaust
An American rapper has produced a podcast denying the scale of the Holocaust. Lord Jamar, 52 (real name Lorenzo Dechalus), former member of hip-hop band Brand Nubian, is now a record producer and podcaster. In a podcast with Muslim Scientologist Rizza Islam, Lord Jamar claimed that a far smaller number of Jews died in the […]
22% of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 targeted Jews, according to new report
A new report has shown that antisemitic incidents accounted for a total of 22% of all recorded hate crimes last year in Europe, despite Jews comprising less than 1% of the population. The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) published its annual report […]
Politician with history of controversial comments nominated to Austrian Senate
A politician with a history of controversial comments has reportedly been nominated to join the Austrian Senate. Johannes Hübner served as the Foreign Affairs Spokesman for the Austrian Freedom Party (AFP) until 2017 when he launched a campaign for a seat in the Austrian Parliament. The campaign was subsequently discontinued following released recordings of him […]
New jail term for convicted French Holocaust denier
A French court has jailed a notorious French Holocaust denier for four months following his latest conviction. Vincent Reynouard, 51, was jailed for four months on 25th November by a court in Paris. His latest conviction is in relation to a series of antisemitic postings on Facebook and Twitter and a 2018 YouTube video for […]
Proposed Knesset Law would create memorial day for the victims of the Spanish Inquisition
A new law being proposed by Israel’s Parliament would create an official Day to Commemorate the Victims of the Inquisition. During the Spanish Inquisition in the Early Modern period, forced Jewish converts to Christianity were brutally persecuted. The bill, proposed by Member of Knesset Michal Cotler-Wunsh, would create a memorial day to be held annually […]