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| Bulgarian nationalists march in honor of pro-Nazi general |
| 2019-02-17 |
| SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ‐ Bulgarian nationalists have marched through Sofia, the country’s capital, to honor a World War II general known for his anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities. The annual Lukov March, staged by the far-right Bulgarian National Union, attracted hundreds of dark-clad supporters who walked through downtown Sofia holding torches and Bulgarian flags and chanting nationalist slogans. It came despite strong condemnation by human rights groups, political parties and foreign embassies. The city mayor had banned the rally but organizers won a court order overturning the ban. A heavy police presence blocked any clashes between nationalists and their opponents. Ahead of the march, the World Jewish Congress warned about the rise of far-right activities across Europe aimed at promoting anti-Semitism, hatred, xenophobia and Nazi glorification among young people. "We urge governments across Europe to prioritize the introduction of administrative bans against such marches. This is not just a problem of the Jewish communities, but of European citizens and governments at large," the organization’s CEO Robert Singer said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 Not strong on Bulgaria, but weren't they pretty ineffectual "Nazis" during the war? Very low casualties, percentage-wise? Saved the entire Jewish population of Bulgaria proper? Of course almost all the Jews bailed after the war, hardly a ringing endorsement of local hospitality. Seems roughly a thousand remain today, about the same number of people as participated in this Lukov thing (c. one two-thousandth of the population of Sofia). Color me skeptical, but I doubt that all participants were goosesteppers as distinct from disgruntled rightists of other stripes. And isn't Bulgaria still crawling with communists (and Turks, for that matter)? I don't think I'll be losing sleep over this. Eek. Cut-off! |
| Posted by: Snitle Mussolini8396 2019-02-17 23:59 |