On the last taboo, once again – David Issacharoff in Haaretz:
‘Vox leader Santiago Abascal, who serves as president of the Patriots alliance, has been a vocal supporter of Israel since the October 7 Hamas attack, framing his solidarity within his broader campaign against "radical Islam."
At the Madrid conference, he escalated his rhetoric, condemning what he described as a "global dictatorship" imposed by the United Nations and the International Criminal Court – an issue of particular importance to both Israel and Netanyahu, the subject of an arrest warrant from the court.
This warming of ties culminated when Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who recently rejoined Likud, announced that Israel would formally establish relations with the Sweden Democrats, Le Pen's National Rally and Vox.
"I saw no reason not to do so. Quite the opposite," he stated after a Foreign Ministry review.
The Sweden Democrats were founded in 1988 by members of Sweden's neo-Nazi and skinhead movements, while Vox has allowed Holocaust deniers to run for office on its behalf. Le Pen has worked to rebrand the National Front – the extremist party she inherited from her Holocaust-denying father – into the more mainstream National Rally.’
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‘For Austria's Freedom Party, Likud's entry into the Patriots was a long-pursued stamp of legitimacy from the Jewish state and its prime minister. The party's European delegation leader Vilimsky called Likud's entry into the Patriots a "paradigm shift" that gives Austria's far right "a new boost in international significance and acceptance."
Citing Netanyahu, party leader Herbert Kickl wrote that the move showed that the "myth of international isolation" surrounding his party "is falling apart." He added: "We are aware that this cooperation does not sit well with some," punctuating his statement with a winking emoji.
Founded in 1955 by a former SS general, the Freedom Party combines neoliberal economic policies with cultural conservatism and hard-line nationalism. Under Kickl, it has advocated for the "remigration" of foreigners, opposed military aid to Ukraine and resisted sanctions on Russia. During his election campaign, Kickl positioned himself as the "Volkskanzler," or "people's chancellor" – a term used in Nazi propaganda to describe Hitler.’
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‘The conference, which will also be addressed by Israeli President Isaac Herzog alongside Netanyahu, will feature topics such as "Anti-Israel Bias in International Institutions," "Antisemitism in the Palestinian Authority and the Muslim Brotherhood," "Double Standards, from the Battlefield to the ICC," "Radical Islamist Antisemitism," "Denial, from the Holocaust to October 7," and "When Progressivism Turns Hostile: Antisemitism in Academic Discourse."
There is no explicit mention of right-wing antisemitism or neo-Nazi violence against Jews on the conference's agenda.
Invited guests will also be offered a tour of "Judea and Samaria" for a "remarkable journey through the captivating communities" in the West Bank, with participants able to "delve into ancient biblical sites and gain a comprehensive understanding of the region's strategic importance."’
Read the article here.
Antisemites are just worth mentioning when the antisemites are real enemies?
And when are enemies real enemies?
As long as the antisemites hates Muslims more than Jews, or maybe even as much as they hate Jews, they are considered friends.
Let’s call it extreme pragmatism. Or maybe just: bankruptcy.