Neo-Nazi Movement Gaining Traction in Ukraine

Ukraine’s remaining Jewish population have received many shocks this year and another one came recently with the election of Artem Semenikhin of the Svoboda party, viewed by many as a neo-Nazi front organization, as the mayor of the small northern city of Konotop.  Svoboda currently holds 6 seats in the 450 seat Rada, Ukraine’s parliament and garnered a fair amount of support in recent municipal elections in Ukraine. However, its leadership has considerably toned down its anti-Semitic rhetoric in recent years in an effort to become more mainstream and Jewish leaders in Ukraine say they’re less worried about it than they used to be.

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