Reporting of the Greek ‘blonde angel’ case is all the more bitter for those who know the myths that have dogged Roma history Louise Doughty The Guardian, Tuesday 22 October 2013 She is, we have been told repeatedly, the girl Greece is calling “the blonde angel”. She is certainly blonde – and she is a … Continue reading
by Joanna Kakissis September 04, 2013 No one has ever doubted Mois Yussuroum’s patriotism. As part of the Greek resistance during World War II, he fought Benito Mussolini’s fascist army and then the Nazis. “The other resistance fighters didn’t know I was Jewish,” he says, since he used the name “Yiorgos Gazis” in case he … Continue reading
New racist delirium from Golden Dawn By Ilias Drymonas In the context of his racist propaganda, the secretary general of Golden Dawn, Nikos Mihaloliakos, spoke against the 19 year-old international basketball player, Gianis Antetokounmpo and his family. (“those could have been arrested outside of the Prime Minister’s premises and sent to the concentration camp together … Continue reading
The trial of Savvas Michael-Matsas, one of the few Jewish public intellectuals in Greece, is a cheap sop to neo-Nazis Maria Margaronis The Guardian, Sunday 1 September 2013 19.45 BST “I’m the embodiment of every fascist’s fantasy. I’m a Jew, a communist – and a heretical communist, a Trotskyist, at that. I don’t fit anywhere. … Continue reading
Greece’s Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has a history of remarks about Jews and has promoted anti-Semitic book. By Haaretz | Jun.30, 2013 | 10:56 AM The Anti-Defamation League expressed concern on Friday over the appointment of Adonis Georgiadis as Greece’s Health Minister, due to a history of troubling remarks about Jews and his public promotion … Continue reading
Businessman Sabby Mionis, the subject of anti-Semitic rhetoric last week, demands apology from Greek parliamentarian who belittled him By Amanda Borschel-Dan / June 11, 2013 A Greek-Israeli businessman who was subject to anti-Semitic rhetoric last week by a Golden Dawn parliamentarian said he is happy to have helped reveal the true neo-Nazi nature of the … Continue reading
British journalist Daniel Trilling explains the Golden Dawn conundrum in the context of the European far right Daniel Trilling, journalist and author of Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain’s Far Right, tells Eleftherotypia’s Epsilon magazine how Golden Dawn differs from any other far-right party in Europe After many years of reporting on issues related … Continue reading
By SAM SOKOL 06/06/2013 ADL blast Greece’s Golden Dawn party after it submits draft bill to “combat racism against Greeks” by illegal immigrants. Jewish groups condemned Greece’s Golden Dawn party on Wednesday, after it submitted a draft bill in parliament “to combat racism against Greeks” by illegal immigrants. Golden Dawn, which had been described as … Continue reading
Golden Dawn continues. Achaia MP Michalis Arvanitis emphatically denies the Holocaust of Jews and says it was simply burned corpses of people who had already lost their lives due to illnesses. “I do not care about what happened back then, but it was not a Holocaust. I understand Greek and many of them also understand. … Continue reading
Strong reaction to comments by Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, the only Golden Dawn MP on the committee investigating the Lagarde list, said Holocaust deniers sat on the committee. A Golden Dawn MP sparked controversy from the podium in parliament on Thursday when he indicated that he was a Holocaust denier. Ilias Kasidaris made the … Continue reading
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