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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 08:42 11/11/2007 Anti-fascists block Nazi march in Prague's Jewish Quarter By Yehuda Lahav, Haaretz Correspondent tags: Kristallnacht, Prague  A large group of Czech anti-fascist activists prevented hundreds of neo-Nazis from marching in Prague on Saturday on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Three people were injured in clashes between the two camps. The 2,000 members of the group, which also included young Jews and anarchists, positioned themselves at the outskirts of the capital's historic Jewish quarter, where they warded off some 400 Czech and German neo-Nazis. The members of the Young Nationalist Democrats (MND) received backup from two busloads of German supporters. Advertisement The clashes broke out after one of the young fascists used pepper spray against one of the anarchists. The anarchists then attacked the neo-Nazis, injuring one of them. Two other activists were injured in other incidents. Police arrested over 40 neo-Nazis. Law enforcement sources said some of them carried weapons such as iron rods and even explosives. Police also sealed off a number of subway stations to prevent neo-Nazis from reaching the quarter. The neighborhood also saw a mass prayer in memory of the victims of the Kristallnacht pogrom, which took place in 1938. Several of the speakers, among them 80-year-old novelist and Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig, warned against the reemergence of Nazism in Europe. Lustig said he was happy to see so many Czechs gathering in downtown Prague to protest the far-right extremists. "It is great because I remember when we went to the concentration camp, some people just crossed over to the other side of the road," he told DPA. More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us Remembering Yasser PA Chair Mahmoud Abbas unveils a $1.75 million mausoleum for Yasser Arafat. Spiritual spat U.S. synagogue ties with 'women priests' draws ire of Catholic church.   1.   Eastern European Neo-nazis 04:35  |  Philippe 11/11/07   2.   Nice to see decent people standing up for justice 04:57  |  IsraFan 11/11/07   3.   To one 05:34  |  Niva dos santos 11/11/07   4.   The numbers says it all 05:41  |  Conroy 11/11/07   5.   Nazi march 06:15  |  Jewish 11/11/07   6.   Philippe, what is the language you use? 06:15  |  Jack 11/11/07   7.   To Number Three 06:16  |  hanoi 11/11/07   8.   Neo-nazism, neofascism,never again... 06:17  |  sandra chitayat 11/11/07   9.   Thank you, anti-Nazis 06:46  |  dan 11/11/07   10.   tom 07:00  |  tom 11/11/07   11.   Conroy # 4 08:42  |  Philippe 11/11/07   12.   To #3, join me please in protest 08:54  |  Genuine Tosefta 11/11/07   13.   Niva dos santos 09:38  |  Nik "Banned" Miller 11/11/07   14.   Jews of Europe, come home to Israel now!!! We look forward 09:38  |  Nahum 11/11/07   15.   Nik "Banned" Miller # 13 09:57  |  Philippe 11/11/07   16.   Niva dos santos # 3 10:02  |  Philippe 11/11/07   17.   to # 8 - what do you mean "Czechs have no backbone"???? 11:27  |  aSh 11/11/07   18.   To #8 as well. 14:55  |  Expat 11/11/07   19.   Thank you Czechs, Jews and police. No more appeasement 15:11  |  Briton 11/11/07   20.   Peoples of Europe 1-Criminals 0 15:13  |  Jewish football fan 11/11/07   21.   well done! antifa. 15:42  |  xyz 11/11/07   22.   jack # 6 21:52  |  Philippe 11/11/07

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