Holocaust denial

Holocaust memory compels us to reject false genocide claims and face Gaza’s agony - opinion

Whatever position one takes on the issue, the nature of Holocaust memory is in crisis.

A Jew is arrested by German soldiers in April 1943 after the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto during WW2. When the Nazis set up the ghetto in 1940, it held more than 300 000 Jews. Two years later most of them has either died from starvation or disease or been carted off to an extermination camp.
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has become one of the most controversial figures in the UN human rights system, drawing condemnation over her statements on Israel and the Gaza War.

Albanese apologizes for misinterpreting Nazi camp term away from original meaning of Jews

Weapons and extremist materials uncovered by Italian law enforcement during an investigation into online neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups.

Italy charges three adults, 14 minors with neo-Nazi, white supremacist activity-linked offenses

Patriots for Europe members meet in Strasbourg, September 16, 2026.

Patriots for Europe group adopts IHRA principles combating antisemitism, express support for Israel


'I don't believe in Germans:' Satirical news report mocks Holocaust deniers

"Our high school history books were printed in 1934," explained one fictional Holocaust denier.

People waving Nazi swastika flags argue with conservatives during a protest outside the Tampa Convention Center, where Turning Point USA's (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is being held, in Tampa, Florida, US July 23, 2022

Fake ID dispute leads teen to accuse a 5-star hotel of Holocaust denial

The hotel has called those accusations baseless — its general manager swore in a legal filing that the hotel recognizes the Holocaust as “one of the most horrific events in history.”

 The Mark hotel.

Anti-feminist influencer releases antisemitic song inspired by Nick Fuentes

Hannah Pearl Davis' song "Why can't we talk about the Jews?" included lyrics like “I am not saying that Hitler was a good guy, but I kind of want to know why…”

A man wearing a Swastika [Illustrative]

New forms of antisemitism are a threat - European Commission to Israeli council

New forms of antisemitism pose new threats and challenges in the digital age.

 Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life.

Poland's attack on history and academic freedom - opinion

It is scandalous that a Polish parliamentarian entrusted with legitimately representing his constituency would resort to public vandalism and violence against a scholar.

Jan Grabowski, one of the editors of "Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in Selected Counties of Occupied Poland", poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters in Warsaw, Poland February 8, 2021.

Lecture on Holocaust in Poland canceled after far-right lawmaker storms podium

Grzegorz Braun, of the Confederation party, later said he disrupted the event to defend Poland’s good name against Grabowski’s “historical propaganda.” 

Grzegorz Braun, far-right MP and one of the leaders of Confederation Liberty and Independence, and Justyna Socha, one of anti-vaccination movement STOP NOP leaders, walk during a rally against measures imposed by the Polish government to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease in Warsaw

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps Poland debate

The online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform. 

 Wikipedia logo (illustrative).

Abbas’s war of instruction at the UN - opinion

In his twisted logic, Abbas thinks Israel’s only remaining connection to sympathy is the Holocaust, so the more he can deconstruct it, the more he breaks down Israel’s armor.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2022.

Abbas’s hate speech does nothing to end the conflict - editorial

Abbas’s speech was a reiteration of old lies and libels against Israel and the Jewish people.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas holds up maps of the Palestinian compromise, addressing the UN Security Council, in 2020. But after the 1947 Partition Plan, local Arab leaders encouraged Palestinian Arabs to flee, says the writer.

Israeli gov't adopts additional sections of IHRA antisemitism definition

The IHRA definition of antisemitism was adopted already in 2017. The additional sections relate to the alliance’s decision on “Holocaust denial and distortion” and anti-Roma discrimination.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023.