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Two Corbyn-Linked Websites Found to Feature Far Right Antisemitic Tropes In other news, the sky has been found to be blue. The Canary and Skwawkbox, two of the websites most closely linked to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour, have been found to promote “heavily negative coverage of Jewish issues” to audiences that are “associated with antisemitism”, a damning new government report has found. An analysis of content published online by the websites revealed alarming parallels between editorial li...

29.01.2021 “Despite the pandemic, the Lublin Triangle supports the development of our partnership cooperation. Within the framework of this trilateral formula we can discuss security of our region and other key issues in our trilateral relations,” said Minister Zbigniew Rau during talks with Lithuanian and Ukrainian heads of diplomacy. The Friday talks between Minister Rau and his counterparts Gabrielius Landsbergis and Dmytro Kuleba were held in the form of a video conference. It was anot...

Associated Press Long an advocate of train travel, President Joe Biden incorporated it into his campaign last fall. That included a speaking tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania, featuring this stop in Alliance, Ohio. Previous Next Sunday, January 31, 2021 1:00 am PARALLEL TRACKS Geoff Paddock After many years of hard work, things may be aligning for an eventual return of passenger rail service to Fort Wayne and northern Indiana. The Northern Indiana Passenger Rail Associa...

WARSAW, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Polands largest one-day charity event collected over 91 million zloty (24.4 million U.S. dollars), the fundraising organization said on Sunday. Even with further donations expected to come in until march, the final figure is expected to be lower than last year due to the impact of COVID-19. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, known in Poland under the acronym WOSP, is a yearly event since 1993, raising money for the purchase of medical equipment for ca...

Reuters Reuters 31 January, 2021, 8:31 am A demonstrator holds a flag with the lightning bolt symbol during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Warsaw, Poland, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel WARSAW (Reuters) – Several thousand people marched through cities across Poland on Friday in a third day of protests against a near-total ban on abortion since it was put into effect by the conservative government earlier this week. Defying coronavirus restrictions,...

Follow Jan. 31, 2021 The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum expressed support for two Polish historians who are facing a civil libel trial in Warsaw for their publication of historical research on Polish crimes against Jews during the Holocaust, saying the proceedings against them is an "assault" on Holocaust research. The case centers around the book “Dalej jest noc” ("Night without End,"), which was published in Poland in 2018 and was jointly edited by Prof. Barbara Engelking and Pr...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, The authors relatives in Poland before the Holocaust. (courtesy) As the world took pause this week to remember the Holocaust, I read warnings from survivors that we should never forget. Remember...

‘Women’s rights are being trampled’ Editor’s note: The people photographed and interviewed by CNN did so on the condition that they are only identified by their first names to preserve their anonymity. Warsaw, Poland — The protesters who marched through the Polish capital’s icy streets on Friday night had a clear message for the government over its imposition this week of a near-total ban on abortions: We will stand up for women’s rights. It was the third day of protests since th...

Glasgow plastic duck given new look after womens rights protests erupt in Poland (Image: Kenneth McElroy). A giant duck in Queens Park was given a pro-choice makeover.  The plastic figure was repainted with a zebra pattern and a Polish phrase which translates to "F*** PiS".  It follows mass protests in Poland after a constitutional court ruling imposing a near-total ban on abortion.  Thousands have joined rallies in Warsaw after the decision, with much of protest directed towards the...

Dame Maureen Lipmans partner of 13 years has died after a short Covid-related illness. The actress said of businessman Guido Castro: He got Covid – it wasnt Covid that killed him but it weakened him terribly. Dame Maureen, 74, said Mr Castro, 84, who was in a respite home and had a form of Parkinsons disease, tested positive days after receiving his vaccine jab. We dont know how he got it or when or if he had it when he got the vaccine, she added. The actress was with Mr Castro when he died o...