Two US Republican candidates suggest Ilhan Omar should be hanged

Danielle Stella and George Buck, two US Republican congressional candidates, have suggested that Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar “should be tried for treason and hanged.”

Read the full stories:

1) “Ilhan Omar’s opponent barred by Twitter after suggesting congresswoman should be hanged” The Washington Post 29.11.2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/29/ilhan-omars-opponent-suspended-by-twitter-after-suggesting-congresswoman-should-be-hanged/

2) “US Republican faces backlash for suggesting Ilhan Omar be hanged” Al Jazeera 4.12.2019

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/republican-faces-backlash-suggesting-ilhan-omar-hanged-191204194331956.html

“Generation Hate” – A two-part documentary about far-right movement Generation Identity in France

If you haven’t already seen this, watch a two-part documentary about far-right movement Generation Identity (GI) in France. Here are links to the videos on Al Jazeera:

Generation Hate Part 1:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/generation-hate-part-1-181226094751438.html

Generation Hate Part 2:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/generation-hate-part-2-181226095511884.html

Far-right extremist found guilty of plotting terrorist attacks in Australia

Far-right extremist Phillip Galea was found guilty of plotting terrorist attacks in Melbourne, Australia.

Read the full story on The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/05/far-right-extremist-phillip-galea-found-guilty-of-plotting-terror-attacks-in-melbourne

UN report: Israeli occupation of West Bank costs billions to Palestinians

According to UN report, Israeli occupation of the West Bank costs billions to Palestinians and it hurts economy and reduces job growth.

Read the full story on Al Jazeera:

https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/israeli-occupation-west-bank-costs-palestinians-billions-191203114531218.html

White supremacism in the Republican party

After the email scandal regarding President Trump’s senior advisor Stephen Miller broke out, professor Cas Mudde wrote about the way the Republican party is steeped in white supremacism, these days.

Read the full story on The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/16/stephen-miller-white-supremacy-republican-party

President Trump’s senior advisor Stephen Miller’s affinity for white nationalism revealed (again)

Southern Poverty Law Center has published extensive report regarding President Trump’s senior advisor, far-right personality Stephen Miller.

Read the full report here:

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/stephen-millers-affinity-white-nationalism-revealed-leaked-emails

“Nazi emergency” in Dresden, Germany

Hello after a very long time!

I have been “missing in action” a very long time. However, I had an unexpected opportunity to follow some right-wing extremist activity, so hopefully that will serve as an apology. So much has happened, lately. Who would have thought that the right-wing populism and extremism would become such a problem to us all so rapidly?

Here is one example. German city of Dresden declared “Nazi emergency”:

https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/04/dresden-declares-nazi-emergency-over-far-right-threat

OIC summit in Mecca voices support for Palestinians, rejects efforts to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

OIC summit in Mecca voices support for Palestinians, rejects efforts to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Daily Sabah 1.6.2019

https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2019/06/01/oic-summit-in-mecca-voices-support-for-palestinians-rejects-efforts-to-recognize-jerusalem-as-israels-capital