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Chilling video: Neo-Nazis march through Athens

Here's a video of thousands of neo-Nazis marching through the streets of Athens in support of the Golden Dawn party.

Let's go to the videotape.



Arutz Sheva adds:

Men dressed in military uniforms, holding torches, donning swastikas and chanting anti-immigrant slogans, marched through central Athens in what was reportedly a memorial event paying tribute to the party’s “fallen soldiers,” The International Business Times reported.

"This is a day of remembrance. It's a day to remember that Golden Dawn is here to stay. And so long as it does, there will be hope for the country," Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kassidiaris told supporters.

Hundreds of riot police and security officials were deployed to the scene of the march, which took place near the prime minister's office and the Turkish embassy in Athens, according to The Times.

The party, which has become notorious for its blatant anti-Semitic and xenophobic rhetoric and has been responsible for perpetrating attacks on Jews and foreigners, has begun spreading its anti-immigration message in schools and youth clubs, as well as through online social media networks, according to recent reports in the international press.

Golden Dawn emerged victorious in the country’s general election last June, gaining 7 percent of the vote and 18 seats in parliament in what was seen as a barely fathomable increase from its 0.2 percent show of support in the previous election in 2009.

“As Greece's economic fortunes have plummeted, so Golden Dawn's fortunes have soared,” The Times explains.

Yet another European country that Jews need to leave quickly....

Ironically, Greece has had much better relations with Israel since Israel had a falling out with Turkey starting about four years ago.

Labels: anti-Semitism, Greece, Nazis

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:56 PM