ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — The Greek Jewish
community protested to a leading Greek television channel about a
program hosting four lawmakers from the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
“The Central Board of Jewish Communities in
Greece wishes to express its great indignation at the broadcasting,
promotion and dissemination of the extremely racist sentiments displayed
by Holocaust deniers and proponents of Nazism in Greece,” said a board
letter addressed to Ioannis Alafouzos, president of the SKAI media
group.
The four appeared on a talk show on SKAI TV on April 7.
“We have repeatedly pointed out that the
political system, the judiciary, civic bodies and the Mass Media have a
duty to isolate and delegitimize ideologies that have resulted in crimes
against humanity and the death of millions of people, including six
million Jews,” the letter said.
The program also was condemned by the
prominent Union of Athens Daily Press Journalists, and social activists
have launched a social media campaign calling for a boycott of the
products sold by companies that sponsor shows in which Golden Dawn
members appear.
Several leading companies have since said they
had been unaware of the content featured on the show and in the future
would seek not to sponsor similar segments, according to the
Eleftherotypia newspaper.
Golden Dawn erupted onto the political scene
last year, winning 7 percent of the vote, or 18 seats, in the 300-member
Parliament. Recent polls have indicated that the party, which runs on
an anti-immigrant platform, now has 14 percent to 18 percent of the
population’s support.
Jewish and international groups have condemned Golden Dawn as being racist and anti-Semitic.
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They have had control of the broadcasting rights for long enough! Golden Dawn has rights too and they deserve airtime! Boycott those who hate Golden Dawn!
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