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Prof. David Hirsh, chief executive of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
March 5, 2025, 9:27 am
Oct. 7 is not a ‘watershed’ event for UK antisemitism, but did bring it to a boil, says expert
David Hirsh, head of the London Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, warns of the dangers of ‘normalized’ antisemitism and a rising populist threat
By Robert Philpot
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)
October 1, 2023, 5:11 am
Is Poland’s government shooting itself in the foot with its cooling stance on Ukraine?
Running for reelection, the ruling Law and Justice party is flailing in every direction to keep its populist credibility, but its latest pivot may have far-reaching implications
By Paul Hockenos
Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson campaigns at Stortorget in Malmo, Sweden, September 10, 2022, the day before the election. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)
September 11, 2022, 3:31 am
Close battle, populists on the rise: What to know as Sweden holds elections
PM Magdalena Andersson, who heads a left-wing coalition, is trying to fend off right-wing rivals, including a party that has tried to rebrand away from far-right image
By Vanessa Gera
FILES - This combination of photos shows Colombian presidential candidates: Gustavo Petro (left), June 17, 2018; and Rodolfo Hernandez, June 2, 2022, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP/Martin Mejia, Fernando Vergara, Files)
June 19, 2022, 10:26 am
Colombians face tough choice between populist and former guerrilla for president
Both candidates are seen as a challenge to the status quo of politics in Colombia; turnout said to be key as voters head to the polls to vote in runoffs
By Agustin Lao-Montes
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen mobbed by supporters during a campaign rally in Perpignan, southern France, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
April 25, 2022, 10:57 am
Despite loss to Macron, Le Pen and the far-right are mightier than ever
Nationalists gain over 40% of French votes, coming closer than ever to the Élysée Palace and entrenching racism and xenophobia in the mainstream
By John Leicester
Thousands of Polish nationalists march to the US Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on May 11, 2019, to protest US pressure on Poland to compensate Jews whose families lost property during the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 27, 2020, 10:53 am
Rise of European populists today echoes dark Dreyfus era, Jewish historian warns
In new book ‘Twilight of Democracy,’ Anne Applebaum describes how her former friends helped bring about the Trump era, Brexit, and authoritarian governments in Poland and Hungary
By Robert Philpot
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda flashes a victory sign in Pultusk, Poland, on July 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 13, 2020, 10:41 am
Conservative Polish President Duda wins 2nd term after tight race
Populist incumbent’s campaign engaged in anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT rhetoric, warning voters that his liberal opponent would sell out Polish families to Jewish interests
By Vanessa Gera
This combination of pictures shows Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) flashing V-signs after addressing supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Lowicz, Poland, on June 28, 2020 and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, a candidate, flashing V-signs to supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Warsaw, Poland, on June 28, 2020. (Photos by Wojtek RADWANSKI and JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP)
July 13, 2020, 12:18 am
Poland’s momentous presidential runoff too close to call
Election widely seen as referendum on Poland’s future after several years in which ruling Law and Justice Party shifted country increasingly rightward
By Vanessa Gera and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
Leader of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities party Igor Matovic addresses his supporters, acknowledging preliminary results of the general election in Trnava, Slovakia on March 1, 2020. (AP/Petr David Josek)
March 1, 2020, 10:11 am
Slovakia’s populist opposition wins parliamentary election
Center-right Ordinary People party captures 25% of vote and 53 of 150 seats in parliament, ending reign of country’s long-dominant but scandal-tainted leftist party
By AP
Trupa Trupa (Courtesy)
January 23, 2020, 4:13 am
Polish post-punk band rages against populism, hatred, and Holocaust denial
Trupa Trupa vocalist and songwriter Grzegorz Kwiatkowski — shaped by his ancestors’ imprisonment at Stutthof concentration camp — speaks truth to power through punk poetry
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Pope Francis stands at the window of the Apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's Square during the weekly Angelus prayer on January 19, 2020, in the Vatican. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
January 20, 2020, 7:51 pm
Pope denounces populism as fertile ground to foment anti-Semitism
Pontiff says doctrine that has gained popularity in Western world is born of ‘selfish indifference,’ gives rapid rise to hatred
By AP and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) greets Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini prior to talks at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 17, 2019. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)
June 18, 2019, 6:03 am
In Washington, Italy’s Salvini touts common cause with Trump and Israel
Far-right head of Italy’s anti-immigration League party also cites shared values with populist leaders in Brazil, Poland and Hungary
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI
Czech journalist Michal Semin (YouTube screenshot)
June 16, 2019, 3:24 am
Czechs alarmed as populist leaders take aim at public media
Journalist who has blamed US elites for 9/11 and said Israel benefited from the attacks likely to be appointed to influential media oversight post
By Jan Flemr
Leader of the French National Front Marine Le Pen, left, and Far-right top candidate of the National Rally party Jordan Bardella attend a press conference before a rally with right-wing EU leaders in Milan, Italy, Saturday, May 18, 2019 (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
May 18, 2019, 1:04 pm
France’s Le Pen predicts historic vote for populist parties
As leaders of several European nationalist factions rally in Milan, Italy’s Salvini rejects ‘far-right’ label
By AP
Yascha Mounk (courtesy)
March 5, 2019, 6:44 am
Israel’s coalition system is crucial check on Netanyahu’s populism, expert says
Harvard political scientist Yascha Mounk fears Israel may be riding global trend toward authoritarianism, but sees cause for optimism in its usually maligned multi-party leadership
By Simona Weinglass
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