Who are the fascists in Europe?
We write from time to time about European politicians and parties — notably Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom in the Netherlands — that are standing up against the Islamization of Europe. The left and liberal MSM, both here and in Europe, are quick to label these politicians and their parties “far right” or “fascist.” Unfortunately, one hears the same thing from people who should know better.
There are, indeed, some nationalist European politicians and parties that deserve these labels. Jean-Marie Le Pen in France and Jorg Haider in Austria come to mind. On the other hand, as Soeren Kern, writing in the Brussels Journal, shows, Wilders and his party are plainly not “far right” or “fascist.” Neither, for example, is the Danish People’s Party.
In Europe, the far right and the fascists are anti-semitic. But Wilders’ Party for Freedom and the Danish People’s Party are vehemently pro-Israel (Wilders spent part of his youth in Israel and visits it regularly). As such, they stand largely alone in Europe where anti-semitism has become respectable on the left and where the major parties range from hostile to lukewarm when it comes to Israel. As Kern puts it:
[W]ith few exceptions, the only genuine European supporters of Jews and Israel are on the political right-wing. Indeed, in the bigger scheme of things, Jews have much more to fear from the European left than they do from the European far right.
(thanks to multiple Blogmocracy readers for the link)
