On the verge of darkness

Published: 21 January 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Historic changes threatening the post-WW2 global order are affecting everyone, including the Jewish people.

We are on the verge of darkness – Kenneth Roth – Foreign Policy 12.01.17
The global rise of populism is a dangerous threat to democracy and human rights. And if it goes unchecked, the rollback of Western values could be staggering. Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign was a vivid illustration of this politics of intolerance.

An impulsive authoritarian populist in the White House - John Cassidy – The New Yorker 20.02.17
Trump’s elevation has raised foundational questions not just about the future of democracy in this country but about the entire American-led global order.

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AfD politician says Germany should stop atoning for Nazi crimes – Philip Olterman - The Guardian 18.01.17
Three days before the 75th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference (20.01.42), Björn Höcke railed in a Dresden beer hall against Germany’s tradition of Shoah remembrance, describing the Holocaust memorial in Berlin as a ‘monument of shame’.

Twenty-eight Jewish centres across US evacuated amid new wave of bomb threats – Taly Krupkin – Haaretz 18.01.17
Threats in 17 states on both coasts come just over a week after similar calls led to the evacuation of over 16 Jewish locations across the eastern US.