The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/svoboda-party/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:13:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Svoboda party | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/svoboda-party/ 32 32 Anti-Semitic politician beaten in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-politician-beaten-in-ukraine/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:35:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2105055 Former Konotop mayor Artem Semenikhin is known for his neo-Nazi views

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]]> Ukrainian nationalist to Jews: ‘Get used to our rules’ or be punished https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-nationalist-to-jews-get-used-to-our-rules-or-be-punished/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:53:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1715954 Freedom party branch head calls for minorities to be 'put in their place' amid dispute over statue of leader linked to pogroms

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]]> Ukrainian marchers in Kiev chant ‘Jews out’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-marchers-in-kiev-chant-jews-out/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:33:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1533274 Demonstrators celebrate the birthday of WWII Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, who fought against Soviet army

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]]> Ukrainian nationalists destroy Hasidic tent city at rabbi’s grave in Uman https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-nationalists-destroy-hasidic-tent-city-at-rabbis-grave-in-uman/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 03:44:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1247899 Damage estimated at $500,000; police did not intervene

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]]> Will Ukraine’s real anti-Semite please stand up? https://www.timesofisrael.com/will-ukraines-real-anti-semite-please-stand-up/ Sun, 16 Mar 2014 03:47:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=914258 Jews in the country say Moscow is playing up, or even engineering, attacks against synagogues and Jews in order to foment unrest

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]]> Ukrainian Jews split on support for Russian invasion https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukrainian-jews-split-on-support-for-russian-invasion/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:31:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=899596 While some in Crimea feel safer with Kremlin-backed forces around, many Jews reject Putin's anti-Semitism narrative

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]]> Israeli militia commander fights to protect Kiev https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-militia-commander-fights-to-protect-kiev/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:37:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=894072 Delta, a Ukrainian-born former IDF soldier, heads a force of 40 men and women, most of whom are not Jewish, against gov't forces

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]]> Israeli cops sent home after Uman bar fight https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cops-sent-home-after-uman-bar-fight/ Sun, 08 Sep 2013 06:48:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=665536 One officer lightly injured in club confrontation during Ukraine pilgrimage; far-rightists plant cross at Jewish ritual site

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]]> Call for Ukrainian priests to stop glorifying Nazis https://www.timesofisrael.com/call-for-ukrainian-priests-to-stop-glorifying-nazis/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=647090 World Jewish Congress asks country's Orthodox Church to halt tributes to Hitler's army and its local collaborators

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]]> Crucifix defaced with Hebrew graffiti in Ukraine https://www.timesofisrael.com/crucifix-defaced-with-hebrew-graffiti/ Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:34:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=638858 Inflammatory message found on depiction of Jesus in Uman, the site of a mass annual pilgrimage by Hasidim

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]]> US reportedly bans Ukrainian party leaders over anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-reportedly-bans-ukrainian-party-leaders-over-anti-semitism/ Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:43:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=573432 A State Department report this month singled out country as a place of 'concern' for anti-Semitism

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]]> Ukraine’s Jews worry anti-Semitism back in vogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraines-jews-worry-anti-semitism-back-in-vogue/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:45:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=478754 Community concerned about rising xenophobia and racially motivated violence inspired by neo-Nazi-rooted party Svoboda

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]]> Anti-Semitic slogans trigger violence at Ukraine rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-slogans-trigger-violence-at-ukraine-rally/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:41:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=456278 Members of the ultra-nationalist movement Svoboda detained for incitement

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]]> Jewish Agency to hold Kiev meeting despite qualms https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-agency-to-hold-kiev-meeting-despite-qualms/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:05:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=414906 Area Jewish leaders say Ukrainian city not an appropriate venue for June gathering

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]]> Ukraine okays ‘zhyd’ slur for Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-okays-slur-zhyd-for-jews/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:26:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=317148 Right-wing parliamentarian was challenged for using the term to disparage actress Mila Kunis

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