Posts Tagged: Golden Dawn

Court Finds Greek Neo-Nazi Party a Criminal Group in Landmark Ruling
i24 News - Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn was branded a criminal organization Wednesday, its leaders facing heavy sentences in one of the most important...

Jewish Groups Concerned Over Far-Right Surge in European Union Parliamentary Elections
Jewish groups expressed concern on Monday over the surge in support for far-right parties in the European Union's parliamentary elections, with fears that hate...

Greek-American Leaders Condemn Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party
JNS.org - A group of prominent Greek-American political and business leaders denounced the neo-Nazi Greek political party Golden Dawn. "Radical extremists parading as political parties like Golden...

A Rising Anti-Semitic Storm in Greece
The so-called Affair Baltakos in Greece is one of those eye-opening moments that throws into sharp relief the problems posed by far-right extremist parties in...

European Jewish Congress Honors Greek PM Samaras for Battling Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party
The European Jewish Congress awarded Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to honor his "courageous leadership" in cracking down on leaders of Greece's anti-Semitic, pro-Fascist, neo-Nazi...

Egyptian Nazi Scandal Shows Clear Academic Bias
JNS.org - Imagine the following scenario. A storied American university holds a conference on the future of democracy in Europe. Among the invited...

Greek PM: We Will Dismantle Golden Dawn
JNS.org - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras vowed to eliminate the Golden Dawn neo-Nazi party just days after his government began a widespread crackdown...

Greek Authorities Arrest Leaders of Far-Right, Neo-Nazi Party
AFP - Greece on Saturday arrested the leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and hunted for dozens of members as part of a crackdown...

SWC to Greek President: Politician’s Swastika Tattoo is Grounds for Banning the Symbol Nationally
Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Tuesday called on Greek President Karolos Papoulias to ban the public use of the Swastika after...

Telling the Truth About Ukraine’s Rising Anti-Semitic ‘Svoboda’ Party: An Eye-Opening Experience – With Portents for Ukraine’s Future
On May 24, my commentary, "Svoboda Fuels Ukraine's Growing Anti-Semitism," was published in The Algemeiner, raising concerns about growing anti-Semitic political forces in Ukraine....

The Resurgence of European Antisemitism
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe. A recent Tel Aviv University report found that the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Europe increased by...

Svoboda Fuels Ukraine’s Growing Anti-Semitism
The rise of anti-Semitism in Ukraine is barely noticed in the State Department's recent International Religious Freedom Report for 2012. This is especially alarming, because...

Greece’s Golden Dawn Neo-Nazi Party Blasts Prime Minister’s Planned AJC Speech
Greece's neo-Nazi political party, the Golden Dawn, posted an article on its website condemning Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for a planned visit to Washington,...

European Jewish Congress Welcomes Report that Says Greece Could Ban Neo-Nazi Political Party
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) welcomed Thursday a report by the commissioner for human rights of the Council of Europe, which stated that Greece has...