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This section lists articles by project experts and other contributors on the subject of anti-religious hate speech.

Who are you calling Nazi?
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Who are you calling Nazi?

The term ‘Nazi’ is used as an accusation or insult by both the political left and right. The misuse of this term carried enormous weight – it is one which harms not only the Jewish community but also the understanding of historical events.

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“Arab Clans” In German Media
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“Arab Clans” In German Media

Media coverage of “clan crime” in Germany has influenced public opinion at all levels of government in recent years. An increasing number of media outlets, from local dailies to national weeklies, report on “clan crime”, often with recycled stories and sensationalist headlines.

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Conspiracies and Minorities - EUJS Seminar
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Conspiracies and Minorities - EUJS Seminar

From 17th to 20th November, our partner organisation, the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), implemented a seminar in Riga (Latvia), focusing on conspiracies and hate speech affecting an array of minority groups.

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Broadcasting conspiracy theories: the alt-right media channel AUF1.TV
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Broadcasting conspiracy theories: the alt-right media channel AUF1.TV

An Austrian alternative broadcaster wants to become the ARD – Germany’s joint organisation of regional public-service broadcasters – for the “querdenker” movement. The brains behind the initiative is far-right advertising entrepreneur Stefan Magnet. The station’s broadcasts are awash with antisemitic codes.

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Defiance: Second edition of the EUJS Magazine - the Bridge
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Defiance: Second edition of the EUJS Magazine - the Bridge

The Bridge is a publication by the European Union of Jewish Students, co-funded by the European Union. The second edition has the theme ‘defiance’ which, the editor describes as ‘the resilient, driven, and passionate essence of what our European Jewish identity means for us as Jewish Students in Europe.’

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Nazi talk or a badly phrased political diversion? – The reception of Viktor Orbán’s “mixed race speech” in Hungary
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Nazi talk or a badly phrased political diversion? – The reception of Viktor Orbán’s “mixed race speech” in Hungary

Hate-mongering, unacceptable words reminiscent of fascism and nazi ideology – these are some of the comments on the speech given by Viktor Orbán in Băile Tuşnad (“Tusnádfürdő” in Hungarian), Romania in July, at this year’s event of the annual “Tusványos Festival”. Several Hungarian organisations and public figures condemned the Hungarian Prime Minister’s remarks which warned against “miscegenation” with non-Europeans, and which detailed the rejection of a “multi-ethnic” society.

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