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Experts weigh in on rise of Ukrainian extreme-right party – Jerusalem Post, Israel

30 Oct 2012 The radical right-wing Svoboda party, which openly admires the World War II pro-Nazi Ukrainian Insurgent Army, has secured 41 seats in the Ukrainian parliament and is expected to legitimize public displays of anti-Semitism. READ MORE »

Holocaust denier David Irving is allowed back to Germany – thanks to EU free movement rules – Daily Mail, UK

30 Oct 2012 Holocaust denier David Irving has won a surprise victory in a German court – thanks to the EU – that allows him entry into the country next year after overturning a ban that ran for another decade. READ MORE »

Czech Holocaust survivors meet in Israel – CTK, Czech Republic

30 Oct 2012 Twenty Czech Jewish Holocaust survivors met and remembered their war-time fates at an event in Israel. READ MORE »

New York Jewish community braces for hurricane Sandy, urging vare for needy – Jewish Week, USA

30 Oct 2012 As Hurricane Sandy strikes the NYC area, the Jewish community has taken steps to protect its members and property. The hurricane has already caused the cancellation of several lectures, dinner and other programs. READ MORE »

Danish Jews angered by request not to display Israeli flag – JTA, USA

30 Oct 2012 The organizers of a Copenhagen event celebrating diversity have asked Danish Jews refrain from displaying the Israeli flag “for security reasons.” READ MORE »

European NGOs: Restrict EU trade with Israeli settlements – Associated Press, USA

30 Oct 2012 A group of aid organizations proposed Tuesday that products from Israeli settlements no longer be allowed to bear a ‘Made in Israel’ label when they are sold inside the European Union. READ MORE »

Rhodes Holocaust memorial vandalized – JTA, USA

29 Oct 2012 A Holocaust memorial in Rhodes was spray-painted with swastikas. READ MORE »

OPINION – Colin Shindler: The European left and its trouble with Jews – New York Times, USA

28 Oct 2012 Today, a sizable section of the European left is reluctant to take a clear stand when anti-Zionism spills over into anti-Semitism.  READ MORE »