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Tensions over Israeli nationalist march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem

Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis are expected to take part in an annual march through a dense Palestinian area in Jerusalem’s Old City in an event that often sees racist chants and brawls. Jerusalem, the epicentre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been mostly calm throughout the Israel-Hamas war, but the march could ignite widespread tensions, […]

Trump compares campus Israel protests to 2017 white nationalist rally

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the mostly peaceful protests on U.S. college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza, describing them as “tremendous hate,” while saying that the violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia when he was president was by comparison “a little peanut.” Trump, the Republican candidate for […]

Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote

ENID, Okla. — Voters in Enid decided by a nearly 20-point margin Tuesday to remove a City Council member over his ties to white nationalist groups. Judd Blevins lost his seat on Enid’s six-member City Council by 268 votes, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Nearly 1,400 people turned out, about […]

O’Neill becomes first nationalist First Minister to attend Windsor Park game

Michelle O’Neill has become the first nationalist First Minister to attend a football match at Windsor Park. The Sinn Féin vice president stood for God Save The King at the south Belfast venue before Northern Ireland women’s football team took on Montenegro. Ms O’Neill arrived at the stadium with DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, […]

Dutch nationalist Wilders lashes out against Ukrainian refugees

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders, who won the most seats in an election three months ago but has so far failed to form a new coalition government, said on Monday the Netherlands was “Europe’s fool” for accepting too many Ukrainian refugees. Wilders opposes continuing military aid to Ukraine, arguing that the […]

Russia uses nationalist sentiments in Europe against Ukraine – ISW

Russia is fuelling and exploiting neo-imperialist and nationalist sentiments in Europe to bring discord between Ukraine and its western neighbours. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: The ISW analysts pointed out that László Toroczkai, a right-wing Hungarian politician and leader of the Our Homeland Movement party, said on 27 January that Hungary […]

Romanian Senator and nationalist party leader wants to help Russia carve up Ukraine

Employing language more often heard by politicians in neighboring Hungary, Romanian nationalist party leader Claudiu Târziu has called for Romania to annex parts of Ukraine. Mimicking Moscow’s talking points, the Romanian senator and leader of the nationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party called for Romania to “reunify sovereignty” by claiming parts of […]