BERLIN (JTA) — Germany’s rising right-wing populist party voted to begin proceedings to oust a prominent member for calling Berlin’s Holocaust memorial a “monument of shame.” Bjoern Hoecke, leader of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in the former East German state of Thuringia aroused ire nationwide with remarks in January denigrating the memorial and suggesting that…
(JTA) — Amazon has removed books that deny the Holocaust from online stores in countries where Holocaust denial is illegal, but they remain available in the United States and the United Kingdom. The British newspaper The Independent reported that the books were removed in some countries, including Italy, France and Germany, after Amazon was contacted…
First it was Pepe the Frog, a seemingly benign cartoon character, appropriated by white nationalists and now listed in the Anti-Defamation League’s database of hate symbols. Now — milk? Earlier this month, a cadre of white nationalists stormed Shia Labeouf’s since-shuttered art installation in New York to dance and chug gallons of whole milk. They…
As a former KKK Grand Wizard and current espouser of every anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in the book, David Duke hates Jews. ExceptStephen Miller, President Trump’s national policy director, that is. I can’t help it, I like this guy – I think he’s genuinely #AmericaFirst. https://t.co/9vm0iwGEyz — David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) February 13, 2017 Miller, who represented…
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft downplayed the growing number of players who will boycott a visit to the White House, saying on Monday that people are free to do what they want. At least six Patriots players have publicly said they will not make the trip. Kraft, a friend and supporter of President Trump,…
Stephen Miller, the White House national policy director, turned in appearances on all the Sunday shows this weekend, coming off as robotic in defending President Trump in teleprompter-ready fashion. Hitting NBC’s “Meet the Press,” CBS’s “Face the Nation,” “Fox News Sunday,” and ABC’s “This Week,” Miller’s wooden delivery drew ridicule from the internet, especially since…
BERLIN (JTA) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has canceled a planned top-level joint Cabinet meeting with Israeli leaders, reportedly out of frustration over Israel’s controversial new settlements law. The binational consultation was set for May 10 in Jerusalem. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that Merkel’s office offered the September national elections in Germany as the reason for the cancellation, but the chancellor appears…
First Lady Melanie Trump, a rare visitor to Washington, will stop by this week to host Sara Netanyahu during her husband’s visit to the White House. Israeli sources said that Sara Netanyahu, scheduled to arrive in Washington Monday night, will be hosted by the first lady while her husband prepares for his meeting with President…
Stephen Miller’s high-profile weekend inspired some of his high school classmates to share their memories of him on Twitter. These were not flattering, as one might expect given the liberal nature of his hometown, Santa Monica, and the dogged conservatism that got Miller where he is today — at President Donald Trump’s right hand, with…
Elliott Abrams, former deputy national security adviser in the Bush White House, was Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s top choice to serve as his deputy, but the appointment was nixed by President Trump, CNN reported. According to the report, it was Abrams’s early criticism of Trump that cost him the nomination. After Trump clinched the…
Al Franken spent the weekend clapping back at President Donald Trump, speculating about the new leader’s mental health and faulting him for a racially-charged insult directed at Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. “Mr. President, with all due respect, that’s racist. Please stop doing that. I am on Indian Affairs. This is completely unacceptable. You really should…
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