Antisemitism in Hungary is being normalised in the media, in public spaces, and by politicians, according to a recently published report on antisemitism.

The “Antisemitism Report 2019-2020” produced by researcher Anikó Félix, executive director at Goldziher Ignac Institute of Jewish History and Culture and adviser to the World Jewish Congress, highlighted that, while the number of antisemitic cases is considerably lower than in Western Europe, and the number of physical atrocities is extremely low, in Hungary antisemitism is present in everyday life.

The Courage Against Hate initiative has been brought together by Facebook for the purpose of sparking cross-sector, pan-European dialogue and action to combat hate speech and extremism. This collection of articles unites European academic analysis with practitioners who are actively working on countering extremism within civil society.

By completely glossing over the impact on the lives and experiences of the women who are banned from wearing the hijab, the media is removing them from the narrative and failing to complete their responsibility by putting forth the complete picture.

Attila Hildmann, a successful vegan chef with his own line of products before the pandemic, has undergone a rapid radicalisation, becoming an ardent antisemite and fan of National Socialism within the space of a year. With Telegram as his mouthpiece, he spews hate and incites violence on a daily basis – which is punishable by law. And yet nobody is stopping him. Why?

Social achievements including diversity, feminism and environmental awareness are declared the “new fascism” in German journalist Constantin Schreiber’s new novel, Die Kandidatin [The Candidate]. The novel flirts with racism and focuses on a German state threatened by Islamisation. The Tagesschau newsreader continues to be in demand as an “expert on Islam”.

The old stereotype that extreme right-wingers are large, white, working-class men is far off the mark, sociologist Anikó Félix says. Félix, who is the executive director of the new Jewish historical and cultural research institute named after the Hungarian scholar Ignác Goldziher, and also a researcher at the institute and an adviser to the Jewish World Congress, was talking to Jelen (Present) magazine about her recent report on antisemitic acts and about a survey by Median market research company measuring antisemitic attitudes.  

A term coined by the far right and normalised by the parliamentary left in France.

Despite repeated denouncements the French government, right-wing opposition parties, and the media continue to push the message that "islamo-leftism", would be the biggest threat to French society.

A distributor of antisemitic publications has brought a court case against the NEVER AGAIN Association, Poland’s leading anti-racist organization. The hearings commenced in the Warsaw District Court on 6 May.