Europe
Sarajevo at 100: ready for World War 5?
As the 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is commemorated in a bitterly divided Sarajevo, the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria show grim potential for a new world war.
Tag: politics of anti-Semitism
Greater Middle East
ISIS behind Brussels Jewish Museum killings?
News that a suspect in the Brussels Jewish museum killings fought in Syria with the insurgent group ISIS comes as European police escalate their crackdown on Syria "returnees."
Europe
Europe’s fascist resurgence: East and West
The rise of far-right "anti-Europe" parties in the Europarliament elections echoes escalating ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist rhetoric on both sides in the Russo-Ukraine conflict.
New York City
Islamophobia at Ground Zero —again?
Protests are mounting over a supposedly Islamophobic video to be screened at New York's Ground Zero museum—yet few have actually seen it. What is the truth here?
Southern Cone
Argentina: deal to probe AMIA blast struck down
An appeals court in Argentina ruled that a controversial agreement with Iran to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center was unconstitutional.
Europe
Ukraine: Blackwater versus Cossacks?
Amid claims that Blackwater mercenaries are fighting for Kiev, come reports of reactionary neo-Cossack paramilitaries fighting for the separatists in Ukraine's east.
Europe
Nazi nostalgia in Lviv —or is that Lemberg?
Hundreds marched in Lviv to mark the anniversary of the formation of a Ukrainian SS division, which fought for the Nazis against the Soviet Union during World War II.
Europe
Odessa massacre: fascism on both sides, thank you
Ukraine's anarcho-syndicalist Autonomous Workers' Union has issued a "Statement on the Odessa Tragedy," caling the horrific violence there a "clash of right-wing combatants."
Europe
Ukraine: pro-Russian separatists attack Roma?
A Czech-based Roma website cites reports of an armed attack on Roma homes in the eastern Ukraine town of Slavyansk by pro-Russian separatists.
Europe
Ukraine and anti-Semitism: house of mirrors redux
Leaflets distributed in the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, now under occupation by pro-Russian separatists, order Jews to register with the authorities. Real or provocation?
Europe
Ukraine and anti-Semitism: house of mirrors
Putin's propagandists have everything invested in exaggerating the fascist threat in Ukraine, while the "MSM" in the West have everything invested in denying it.
Europe
Israeli-trained militia fights for Ukrainian fascists?
A startling Jewish Telegraphic Agency report tells of a "Jewish-led militia force" that fought in the Ukrainian revolution—under command of the far-right Svoboda party.