In the latest spat between Poland and Israel over Warsaw’s introduction of a bill to outlaw blaming Poles for WWII death camps, a group of Knesset lawmakers has proposed criminalizing efforts to diminish cooperation with Nazis. The amendment to the existing Holocaust Denial bill was proposed by a number of Israeli MPs and party leaders […]
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Intense Photos Show Polish Teens Getting Military Training At A Nationalist Boot Camp
Poland’s Military Profile classes, a collaboration among schools, the Polish army, state agencies, and private paramilitary organizations, have been around since 1999. They rose in popularity in 2014, especially among young people looking for an advantage in finding future employment with the army or police force. It’s also no coincidence that the program has gained […]
Polish Britain First supporter drove van at curry house owner after saying ‘I’ll kill a Muslim’
Published time: 5 Dec, 2017 10:33 A Polish supporter of far-right party Britain First drove his van into an Indian restaurant owner just before telling police he was going to “kill a Muslim.” He is due to be sentenced later on Tuesday. Marek Zakrocki, 48, who admitted donating money to the controversial party, was caught […]
'Art' video of naked tag game in Polish ex-Nazi camp has Jewish groups demanding answers
Outraged Jewish rights groups have penned a letter to the Polish president, demanding an explanation for a bizarre naked “game of tag” art performance inside a former death camp’s gas chamber. The 5-minute video, titled “Game of Tag,” shows several men and women, all stark naked, running and laughing in a concrete dungeon resembling a […]
Polish hostel bans entry to all ‘Jews, communists and traitors’
Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 00:39 A hostel in southwestern Poland has stirred controversy and drawn condemnation after social media users called attention to a huge banner, reportedly hanging outside the establishment for several months, which bars entry to all “Jews, communists, thieves and traitors.” Earlier this week, users on Twitter and Google Maps spotted […]
‘Beautiful sight’: Polish govt defends nationalist march on Independence Day
Polish authorities stopped far short of condemning a massive nationalist rally in the capital Warsaw on Saturday, calling the event, which was marred by anti-Semitic and Islamophobic chants, an expression of patriotism. Around 60,000 took to the streets of the Polish capital on Saturday to mark the country’s Independence Day. The event, which was organized […]
This Nail Polish Seriously Lasts More Than A Week Without Chipping
1) You have to sit still and not touch anything. 2) They take forever to dry. 3) Even when you think they’re dry, they probably aren’t. 4) They’re chipped within, like, a day. 5) After seemingly no time at all, the polish gets clumpy and is difficult to apply. But I hate chipped nails and […]
LG V30 review: LG’s latest flagship needs more polish
The LG V30 caught me by surprise. The G6 was a strong contender when it was released earlier this year, but we’ve seen so many flashy flagships hit store shelves since then that I almost forgot LG was preparing another phone for the fall. And when the V30 finally showed up, I couldn’t quite believe […]
Public support for Polish ruling nationalists at all-time high – poll
Published time: 13 Oct, 2017 16:12 Edited time: 13 Oct, 2017 16:14 Poland’s ruling nationalists saw their public support rise to an all-time high in October, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Law and Justice (PiS) party has benefited from record-low unemployment and the popularity of their welfare-spending policies, Reuters reports. Opposition groups that […]
Polish MPs set up committee to calculate potential WWII reparations from Germany
Poland has set up a parliamentary investigative committee to calculate the amount of World War II reparations the country believes it’s still owed by Germany following the invasion and consequent occupation during World War II. The new committee was formed after Polish lawmakers Arkadiusz Mularczyk and Jozef Menes dug out a 1969 UN document, which […]