London Libel Lawsuits Punish Truth Tellers The U.S. shouldn't import British defamation law, no matter how much Donald Trump would like to. Reason · Aug 13, 2022
Pritzker keeps pummeling GOP nominee Bailey over Holocast comments State Sen. Darren Bailey kept the story alive, and Pritzker took full advantage, pounding away at his opponent every chance he got. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2022
Public display of Nazi flags and memorabilia bearing swastikas banned in New South Wales following parliamentary inquiry Offenders could now face up to a year's jail-time or a more than $100,000 fine for displaying swastikas or other Nazi symbols. ABC News · Aug 11, 2022
Pritzker: Bailey owes apology to Holocaust survivors for ‘offensive’ comparison to abortion Pritzker also called on more Republicans to speak out against the comments. “Why can’t Republicans just stand up and say what Darren Bailey said was wrong?” Pritzker asked. “Why can’t they do that?” Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2022
Darren Bailey says no apology needed for comparing Holocaust to abortion, contends Jewish community ‘told me that I’m right’ CHICAGO — Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey, who faced bipartisan criticism for declaring that Holocaust deaths during World War II paled in comparison with lives lost through abortion, contends Jewish community leaders have told him he was right. Chicago Tribune · Aug 9, 2022
Germany Has Confronted Its Past. Now It Must Confront the Present. Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility. Foreign Policy · Aug 8, 2022
Trauma, stress felt by first responders is huge mental health risk Haymarket Center will inaugurate the first in a series of three-day retreats to support law enforcement professionals who have experienced critical incident-related trauma. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022
Grandmother's spirit drives walker Montag Jemima Montag drew on the remarkable memory of her late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, as she won gold in the women's 10,000m walk in Birmingham. AAP · Aug 6, 2022
GOP candidate for Illinois governor said Holocaust ‘doesn’t even compare’ to abortion in resurfaced 2017 video Darren Bailey made the remarks in a 2017 video on Facebook The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Those who push religion into our government don’t belong there Millions of Jews, LGBTQ people, gypsies and the disabled, were slaughtered with the goal of a “pure” society. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022
Azov Special Forces Troops Hunted Down And Destroyed Two Russian BMP-3s In One Day The Azov Regiment is a notorious group of soldiers who were officially incorporated into the National Guard of Ukraine in 2014. Zenger · Aug 3, 2022
Czech Roma reclaim Holocaust site, but equality feels distant After a years-long campaign by Roma activists, a pig farm that stood on a former concentration camp is being removed. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2022
Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it “The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said in a 2017 video. On Tuesday, Bailey tried to smooth out his earlier comments, saying in a statement the Holocaust… Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022
Illinois Gov. Pritzker launches ad criticizing GOP rival for saying Holocaust ‘doesn’t compare’ to lives lost to abortion CHICAGO — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a TV spot on Tuesday criticizing Republican challenger Darren Bailey for a 2017 statement in which the wealthy downstate farmer contended the Holocaust during World War II pales in comparison with lives lost through abortion. Chicago Tribune · Aug 2, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022 Tikkun Olam review – gripping dissection of identity politics and the culture wars Centred around a proposed Holocaust memorial, this debut from playwright Teunkie Van Der Sluijs probes the intersections of Black and Jewish identity with an eloquent flair
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022 Bayern, Chelsea teens play in Holocaust memorial tournament Some of Europe’s best soccer players from the under-17 teams of Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Bologna and other international clubs have taken part in the Walther Bensemann Memorial Tournament in Nuremberg
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022 Alarm grows as Orban prepares to take ‘pure Nazi’ rhetoric to US Hungarian leader’s aide who quit over ‘race mixing’ remarks said his words have a chilling potential
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022 Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp A summer camp in Poland's capital has brought Jewish volunteers originally from Russia or other parts of the former Soviet Union to mentor Ukrainian refugee children
Tribune News Service · Jul 29, 2022 News briefs Biden warns Xi on Taiwan, reaffirms he doesn’t back independence
Radio France Internationale · Jul 27, 2022 Holocaust survivors slam 'stupid, dangerous' remarks by Hungary's Orban Jewish community representatives on Tuesday voiced alarm after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke out against creating "peoples of mixed race".
Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022 Outrage after Hungary PM Viktor Orban’s ‘pure Nazi’ speech Orban has been strongly criticised for speaking out against creating ‘peoples of mixed race’.
France 24 · Jul 27, 2022 Holocaust survivors condemn race remarks by Hungary's Orban Jewish community representatives on Tuesday voiced alarm after Hungarian leader Viktor Orban spoke out against creating "peoples of mixed-race".
The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022 There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms are partly to blame Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of 34% over 2020. In Europe, the European Commission found…
Los Angeles Times · Jul 26, 2022 Nicholas Goldberg: Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? Watching the Jan. 6 committee hearings, one could be forgiven for believing we're living in the heyday of conspiracy theories, between the Holocaust denialism of the Oath Keepers, the loony pedophilia fears of the QAnoners and the "Stop the Steal" ravings of Sidney Powell, Rudolph W. Giuliani and former President…
Tribune News Service · Jul 24, 2022 Holocaust Museum condemns swastika flags outside Turning Point USA summit TAMPA, Fla. — Calling it “an indefensible act of hatred,” the Florida Holocaust Museum sharply condemned demonstrations at the Tampa Convention Center where a group of neo-fascists waved flags with swastikas outside Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit.