“Jewish Monkey” graffiti scrawled across bust of Italian anti-fascist
This week, a bust of the Italian anti-fascist Guglielmo Miliocchi was defaced with graffiti that says “Scimmia Ebrea” (Jewish Monkey). The bust is located in the gardens next to the church of Sant’Ercolano in Perugia, in central Italy. Andrea Romizi, Mayor of Perugia, said that there will be an investigation. A statement on the official […]
Founder of French far-right party faces trial after being charged with inciting antisemitic hatred
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the French far-right party National Front (now National Rally), faces trial after being charged with “inciting antisemitic hatred”. The charge against Mr Le Pen originates from a 2014 video on the Party’s website, in which Mr Le Pen reportedly denounced several celebrities who disagreed with his political views. […]
Greece’s new Health Minister comes under fire for inflammatory Auschwitz comment from 2009
Greece’s new Health Minister has come under fire for inflammatory comments he made in 2009 when defending a man accused of inciting racism. Thanos Plevris, a lawyer who is reported to have a “far-right, anti-immigrant and extremist background”, became Greece’s new Health Minister on Tuesday. However, The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) […]
Quentin Tarantino says Hollywood made fun of 1980s Israeli directors “in an antisemitic way”
Quentin Tarantino has said that the Hollywood community made fun of two prominent Israeli directors “in an antisemitic way”. Last week, the prolific director spoke in a Jerusalem Film Festival panel, where he expressed the admiration of both himself and his Pulp Fiction partner, Roger Avery, for Israeli directors Menachem Golan and Yoram Globus and […]
Student who downloaded nearly 70,000 neo-Nazi and bomb-making documents spared jail, instead told to read classic literature
A former De Montfort University student who downloaded nearly 70,000 documents pertaining to neo-Nazism and bomb-making has been spared jail, and instead was told to read classic literature. Ben John, 21, was convicted by a jury at Leicester Crown Court on 11th August of possessing information likely to be useful for preparing an act […]
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to join Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Loach at The World Transformed event, while #ItWasAScam meme migrates from Twitter to Labour conference
The Welsh First Minister is under fire for agreeing to appear at an event with the suspended Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn and the outspoken filmmaker Ken Loach, who was recently expelled from the Labour Party. Mark Drakeford is among the speakers at The World Transformed event in Brighton next month, timed to coincide with the Labour Party […]
Jewish hotel manager abused and assaulted in Italian lake resort
A 76-year-old Israeli man was physically assaulted and subjected to antisemitic abuse in the Italian resort of Sirmione. Italian-born Eli Danzig, 76, is the manager of the kosher Olympic Hotel on the shores of Lake Garda and was reportedly assaulted and abused by the manager of a nearby hotel. The assailant allegedly called Mr Danzig […]