Michael Colborne
By Michael Colborne
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News This Jewish Comedian Is About To Become Ukraine’s President — No Joke
In a Europe where anti-Semitism is on the rise, a country Jews still associate with the pogrom of family horror stories looks like it’s about to elect a Jewish comedian as head of state. It’s Ukraine, a country of nearly 44 million people. More than one million Jews were murdered here by the Nazis and…
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Opinion Why Does No One Care That Neo-Nazis Are Gaining Power In Ukraine?
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been told Ukraine doesn’t really have a problem with its far-right. It’s all Kremlin propaganda; you’re personally helping Putin by talking about it; other countries have far-right problems too, so why single out Ukraine? I’ve heard it all. But I expect hear even more lines like this…
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Opinion Why Is No One Talking About The Neo Nazi March In Bulgaria?
For the sixteenth year in a row, the far-right Bulgarian National Union is organizing the Lukov March through the streets of central Sofia. And they insist there’s nothing anti-Semitic or Nazi-like about it. The march, which will take place this Saturday, is in honour of Hristo Lukov, a Bulgarian general who led the pro-Nazi Union…
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