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January 2021: Antisemitism in review 03 Feb 2021 share this on When: January   Where:  Córdoba  What: A Jewish family in Argentina was physically and verbally attacked by assailants. According to local media, two passengers in another car shouted, “F***ing Jews, get out of here. Death to the Jews,” and proceeded to assault the Jewish driver.   While there were only three reported antisemitic physical assaults in Argentina in 2019, the number of overall...

Belgium 17:22 26/01/2021 The Flemish parliament has – more or less – apologised for the inclusion of two Nazi collaborators in a profile of historical figures that were significant in the founding of Flanders as a legislative region. The profiles were part of a special edition of the Belgian edition of Newsweek to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Flemish parliament. A section in the edition is dedicated to 14 people considered crucial to the forming of an independent region. They incl...

Belgium A special edition of the Belgian edition of Newsweek commissioned by the Flemish parliament has included two Nazi sympathisers on a list of 14 Flemings who played a significant role in “the rise and formation of Flemish independence, identity and language”. The government had already gotten criticism for spending €90,000 for a special edition of Newsweek magazine in honour of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Flemish parliament. The special edition was published by the...