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European Jewish group alarmed by far-right gains

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The European Jewish Congress, which represents Jewish communities across Europe, said winning seats in the European Parliament based on “racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic platforms” pointed to an erosion of tolerance. Results of voting for a new European Union assembly showed that far-right parties in the Netherlands, Britain, Austria, Hungary, Denmark and Romania posted significant... 

Martin Smith from Unite Against Fascism defends his violent group

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Unite Against Facism who organised the demonstration, says one of the group was hit when a car, driven by a BNP member, “drove at” two protesters. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said officers had received an allegation of common assault and were investigating reports of a road collision. Mr Griffin told SkyNews it was he and his colleagues who had been subjected to “serious physical... 
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France's Constitutional Council reject Sarkozy's law to fight online filesharing

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Sarkozy’s anti-online filesharing  “three strikes” law, has been rejected by the country’s Constitutional Council. The Constitutional Council estimated that some of the measures of this law would have violated the user’s privacy and basic freedom of expression. France’s Constitutional Council has thrown out the controversial HADOPI Création et Internet law, even... 

EU: European Voters Know What They Don’t Want

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Was it a swing to the right — or just a return to reality? The result of the EU elections is not some terrible portent of doom. Instead, it is evidence that voters reward populists like Geert Wilders, who are not afraid to address issues that other parties don’t want to touch. There is always a certain amount of risk associated with any election. It is a truth recognized by dictators around the... 

Guildford toddler Karina Oakley has IQ of 160

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Karina Oakley and her mother Charlotte Fraser A Guildford toddler with an IQ of 160 is believed to be among the top 0.03% of the smartest two-year-olds in the country. Karina Oakley, who lives with her mother in Stoughton, enjoys dressing up and playing with her toys like other little girls, but an expert child psychologist has found her mental age is the equivalent of a child between the age of four... 

Berlusconi defends 'African' Milan remark

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A speech made by Silvio Berlusconi before the EU Elections, stirred many pro-immigrant association to condemn it, fearing a backlash of hatred toward Africans, who are for most of them, in Italy illegally. Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Friday defended a remark he made that Milan ”seemed like an African city” because of the number of foreigners in the streets. “I took a photograph... 

UKIP gain respect and notoriety, takes 2nd place across UK

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UK Independent Party Leader Nigel Farage has hailed UKIP as no ‘flash in the pan’ after it stormed to second behind the Tories in the European Elections. It gained 17.4 per cent of the vote, behind the Tories who were ahead with 28.3 per cent.UKIP beat Labour, who slumped to third place with a dismal 15.4 per cent – its worst score in a national election since 1910. In region... 

EU Elections 2009: Economic crisis brougth anger against leftists liberals, Rigth wing parties makes gains across Europe

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Exit polls suggested that voter participation would fall below 45 per cent, the lowest level since the first direct elections to the parliament 30 years ago. Angry voters punished governments in Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Greece and Ireland – all countries hit hard by the economic crisis. But support for centre-Left parties fell across the EU, with non-socialist fringe parties picking... 

Germany: 104 Vietnamese immigrants in mass deportation

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The Frontex EU agency combats illegal immigration across the bloc. It is the first time that the European Union agency for external border security, Frontex, is financing a group deportation. One hundred and three women and men as well as one child were put on a plane to Hanoi on Monday evening. Around 200 demonstrators had gathered beforehand at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport to protests... 

Right-wing gets majority in Italy

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The conservative/anti-immigration People of Freedom party 29 seats, while it’s coalition ally the far-right secessionist League of the North took 8. The centrist UDC took 5 seats. A group of leftists parties had joined forces to create the new Italian Democrtic Party. This party hoped to ride the wave of world-wide media vilification of the Italian People of Freedom. Despite a months long international... 

Two Old Israelis Arrested for trying to Smuggle 12.5 Tons of Marijuana into Britain

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A DRUG baron aged 81 and his 67-year-old accomplice were behind bars last night for smuggling enough cannabis to roll a joint for every adult in Britain. Israelis Moshe Kedar and younger Mordechai Hersch were arrested after a tug boat arrived at Southampton carrying 12.5 tonnes of marijuana, worth £36 million. The bust, led by the Serious Organised Crime Agency after intelligence from Israeli... 

In EU Elections vote out the politicans who stopped free speech

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The upcoming EU election may be the most important in our lifetime. Most traditional political parties has agreed to import another 50 million muslims from north africa and others countries. We already have nearly 60 million muslims plus many other immigrants in Europe. Our politicians have never said why we need over 100 million muslims in Europe. They refuse to explain why, and they will never take... 

In Buchenwald, Obama to target Holocaust denial

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The U.S. president was to fly by helicopter to the Buchenwald concentration camp, where an estimated 56,000 people perished. Most were Jews, worked to death, shot or hanged by Nazi guards. “Threatening Israel with destruction or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews is deeply wrong and only serves to evoke in the minds of the Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace... 

Jewish groups fear the rise of European Nationalism in EU elections 2009

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“RIGHT WING PARTIES ARE AIMING to take the EU parliament by storm in the June 2009 elections,” reported the European Jewish Press (EJP) on May 25, 2009. “From Bulgaria in the east to Britain in the wealthier west, hardline parties are seizing on the fears of communities who have seen jobs lost and homes seized in the recession,” the EJP continued. “Right wing groups,” The EJP said,... 

Ireland's Economy: Celtic Crunch Time

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It’s been close to 140 years since Weir & Sons began trading jewelry on Grafton Street, a hot spot for Dublin shoppers. The business has weathered the years well. “We’ve seen ups and downs, wars and rebellions,” says Neville McDowell, jewelry buyer for the family-run company. The latest downturn will test it again. After a “phenomenal” decade, McDowell says,... 
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