- Auschwitz survivor a symbol of Italy's anti-Semitic tensions
- Aidan James: British fighter who battled Isis in Syria jailed for four years
- Kate Ramsden: Labour election candidate quits over likening Israel to a child abuser
Auschwitz survivor a symbol of Italy's anti-Semitic tensions
©Provided by The Associated Press Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre speaks with young students on the occasion of an Holocaust remembrance, at the Arcimboldi theatre in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Segre, a senator for life, unwittingly provoked one of Italy’s most intense confrontations with anti-Semitism since the fall of the Fascist dictatorship when she proposed a motion to create a parliamentary commission against anti-Semitism which the center-right abstained from voting. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
MILAN (AP) — An 89-year-old Auschwitz survivor who is a senator-for-life in Italy has unwittingly provoked one of the country's most intense confrontations with anti-Semitism since the end of Italy's Fascist dictatorship during World War II.
In response to revelations that she is subject to 200 social media attacks each day, Liliana Segre called for the creation of a parliamentary committee to combat hate, racism and anti-Semitism. Parliament approved her motion — but without votes from Italy's right-wing parties.
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Aidan James: British fighter who battled Isis in Syria jailed for four years
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A man who fought against Isis in Syria has been jailed for a terror offence in a landmark court case.
Aidan James denied the charges but was convicted following a retrial.
The 28-year-old was convicted of one count of attending a place used for terrorist training in Iraq, because the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) had been present.
A jury acquitted him of a second count of the same offence, over training with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), in Syria.
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Kate Ramsden: Labour election candidate quits over likening Israel to a child abuser
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A Labour general election candidate has quit after it emerged she likened the actions of the Israeli government to those of a child abuser.
Kate Ramsden stood down over a blog in which she also reportedly alleged that antisemitism claims against Jeremy Corbyn were "orchestrated by the wealthy establishment”.
The candidate, for the Scottish constituency of Gordon, said she was resigning for “personal reasons” after being challenged by the party, Labour said.
The controversy blew up as John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, came under fire for claiming Labour had done all the Jewish community had asked for to tackle its antisemitism problem.
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