Neo-Nazis in Eastern Europe

Ulricht Schmid reports that Czech neo-Nazis are planning a march through Prague's Jewish district for November 10. He points out that for some obscure reason the city court has twice overruled a city council ban on such marches. "The neo-Nazi scene is still active in the Czech Republic, although it's much smaller and less aggressive than its Hungarian counterpart, which cultivates the most extreme anti-Semitism in Central and Eastern Europe. Ignoring the fact that Hitler didn't think much of the Slavs, Czech neo-Nazis often get together with their German, Polish and Slovak counterparts in border areas and celebrate their international brotherhood in drunken parties and ceremonies. ... Yet on countless occasions the custodians of the law in Prague have exercised regrettable restraint regarding the rowdy right-wing extremists."

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