Author: David M. Rock

New York Times

Ernst Zündel, who from a ramshackle Victorian house in central Toronto churned out books, posters, audiotapes and memorabilia denying the Holocaust and spreading neo-Nazi messages worldwide, died on Saturday at his home in Bad Wildbad, Germany. He was 78.

The death was confirmed by Marina Lahmann, an official in the town. No cause was provided.

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This was written sometime in the mid-1980s, long before Ernst Zündel became a full-time, high profile political dissident.   Since then, Zündel has become world-renowned, but this is how it all began, as written up by a probation officer right after his first Great Holocaust Trial in 1985 in Toronto, Canada.

Ernst Zündel was born in Calmbach in Germany (West) on April 24, 1939. The subject’s father (now deceased 1969) was a lumberjack and his mother was and is a homemaker. Mr. Zündel has 4 sisters all living in West Germany and a brother who is an attorney in California. He maintains regular contact with his family.   Continue reading “Background of Ernst Zündel’s Youth and Early Adulthood”

Jerusalem Post

ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany on Monday of assisting terrorists by not responding to thousands of files sent to Berlin or handing over suspects wanted by Turkish authorities.

“Germany is abetting terrorists,” Erdogan told a conference in the Black Sea province of Rize, in comments likely to further escalate tensions between the two countries.  Continue reading “Turkey’s Erdogan Says Germany Abetting Terrorists”

Fox 10 News

DETROIT (WJBK) – As if a Hot-N-Ready wasn’t hot or ready enough for you, Little Caesars announced on Monday that it is making it even faster to get pizza with the Pizza Portal.

The Detroit-based company says it’s streamlining the pizza pickup process by making rolling out the mobile pick-up station acorss the country starting in 2018.   Continue reading “Little Casears unveils pizza portal – the interaction-free way to get a pizza”

The Jerusalem Post – by Benjamin Weinthal

Authorities in the northern German city of Bremen have prohibited a radical pro-Iranian regime group from conducting a public vote on Saturday on whether Israel is an illegal state.

According to a statement from The Feather – the group that mounted the protest against the existence of the Jewish state – municipal authorities in Bremen, “in contrast to actions in Delmenhourst and Hannover, did not permit this time that we show or vote on the slogan ‘Israel is illegal.”   Continue reading “German City Bans Vote On ‘Israel Is Illegal’”

Baltimore Sun – by John Fritze

Officials in College Park are weighing a plan that would make their city the largest in Maryland to give undocumented immigrants a right to vote in local elections, a long-standing practice elsewhere in the state that has drawn new scrutiny amid the simmering national debate over immigration.

The Prince George’s County city, home of the flagship University of Maryland campus and some 30,000 residents, is considering a measure to let noncitizens cast ballots for mayor and City Council — making it the latest target in a movement that has had more success in Maryland than anywhere else in the United States.
Continue reading “Amid immigration battles, College Park considers giving noncitizens voting rights”

Yahoo News

LONDON (AP) — Britain plans to strengthen the online “right to be forgotten” with a law making social media companies delete personal information on request.

The government on Monday published details of a Data Protection Bill , including a provision allowing people to ask for personal data held by companies to be erased.

The changes also would make it easier for people to find out what data companies or organizations hold on them, and would ban firms from collecting personal information without explicit consent.   Continue reading “UK plans to strengthen online ‘right to be forgotten’”

ABC News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s circle attempted to convey calm Sunday amid reports of a slew of corruptions charges against him that threatened to force him from office.

Netanyahu himself did not address the latest developments at his weekly Cabinet meeting, but a close ally said he was relaxed and confident despite reports that police were preparing to recommend he be indicted.   Continue reading “Israel’s Netanyahu looks to exude calm in face of charges”

NPR – by Molly Samuel

A decade ago, utility executives and policymakers dreamed of a clean energy future powered by a new generation of cheap, safe nuclear reactors. Projects to expand existing nuclear plants in South Carolina and Georgia were supposed to be the start of the “nuclear renaissance.”

But following the decision last week by two utilities to scrap the expansion at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina, that vision is in tatters. There’s now just one nuclear expansion project left in the country, its future is also uncertain.  Continue reading “How The Dream Of America’s ‘Nuclear Renaissance’ Fizzled”

NPR – by Amy Held

Two Chinese tourists posing for cell phone pictures in front of the Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building, wound up under arrest Saturday for making the Heil Hitler gesture, according to multiple media reports citing German police.

The two men, ages 36 and 49, have been released after each posting close to $600 bail.

Hate speech and symbols are largely verboten today in Germany. The Nazis, who ruled between 1933 and 1945, used such methods to help whip up support, allowing millions of Jews and other minorities to be systemically slaughtered.   Continue reading “Nazi Salutes End In Arrests For Chinese Tourists In Berlin”

Jacksonville.com – by Dan Scanlan

Church and community leaders are convening a town hall meeting to discuss “driving while black” after a prominent pastor said a Jacksonville police officer pointed a gun at him and his nephew while questioning their vehicle’s tinted windows.

The Rev. Darien K. Bolden Sr., past president of the Baptist Ministers Conference, said he won’t comment on what happened until Friday’s gathering, and the Sheriff’s Office has been limited in its response. But nevertheless the incident has been condemned by the head of the local NAACP as well as the man in charge of the Florida General Baptist Convention.   Continue reading “Prominent pastor says Jacksonville officer pointed gun at him during questioning over his window tint”

The Jerusalem Post

Following the removal of the metal detectors from the entrances to Temple Mount, Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, said, “Our nation showed that through steadfastness, national unity, and peaceful struggle, Jerusalem will remain our eternal capital city, and the crown of the identity uniting us.”

All over the Arab world, nations are uniting against what Jordan’s King, Abdullah II, called the “Judaization of holy sites” in Jerusalem. In downtown Amman, the crowd called on the Arab and Islamic worlds to unify in support of Islam’s third holiest site. In Turkey, protests were held in Ankara and Istanbul in solidarity with Al-Aqsa. Even in Kuala Lumpur, thousands of Malaysian Muslims participated Friday in a demonstration to “save Al-Aqsa,” according to al-Jazeeranet.   Continue reading “When A Debate Turns Into Hate, We Are Sealing Our Fate”