Neo-Nazi marches descended on Madison, Wisc., for a twisted weekend rally, prompting swift condemnation from state and local polls and University of Wisconsin-Madison officials.
A group of about 20 people dressed in red and black and wearing masks waving large Nazi flags and making Nazi salutes walked from State Street near the UW-Madison campus to the state capitol on Saturday, police said.
“The presence of the swastika flag and other Nazi symbols in our midst, along with hateful rhetoric of white supremacy, is abhorrent and abhorrent,” University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement after the unannounced march.
“I condemn the actions of this small, hateful group that has nothing to do with our community. And in the strongest possible way, I condemn antisemitism and acts of hatred,” he said.
The marchers traversed the city’s residential and commercial areas before converging on the capital, where they marched and loudly chanted slogans through bullhorns while performing Nazi salutes.
Neo-Nazis waved flags and chanted slogans as they marched through Madison, Wisc., on Saturday.WMTV The group walked down State Street en route to the nation’s capital.X/StopAntisemitism
Madison police said in a Facebook post that they are actively monitoring the group and that many people have called 911 to report them.
“The Madison Police Department does not support hateful rhetoric. The department has an obligation to protect the First Amendment rights of all,” the agency said.
Videos and pictures of the march were widely shared on social media. In a post on X, the organization StopAntisemitism said participants included members of a white supremacist group called the “‘Blood Tribe.”
Nazis in Germany 1939? No, Madison Wisconsin 2023.
In one of the videos, the man is heard shouting “there will be blood”.
Those taking part included members of the ‘Blood Tribe’ white supremacist group led by Nazi Christopher Alan Pohlhaus. pic.twitter.com/AA0P59pi9Y
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 18, 2023
According to Anti Defamation League, among the hate organization’s goals is to “normalize the swastika, usher in a resurgence of Nazi ideas and ultimately build a white ethnostate occupied, controlled and led by ‘Arya.’ “
The march drew strong rebuke from both Gov. Tony Evers and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.
“Hate has no home in Madison, and we can’t let it take root here,” Rhodes-Conway said post on X.
“Together, we can continue to build strong communities with strong democratic institutions that respect First Amendment rights, while embracing and valuing diversity,” the mayor wrote.
The presence of the Nazi march in the city was “absolutely revolting,” said Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers.X/StopAntisemitism
In a statement, Evers said the sight of neo-Nazis marching through Madison and in the shadow of the state capital spreading hateful messages was “disturbing” and “absolutely revolting.
“Let’s be clear: neo-Nazis, antisemitism, and white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin. We will not accept or normalize this rhetoric and hate,” Evers said. “It is disgusting and abhorrent, and I join the people of Wisconsin in condemning and strongly condemn their presence in our country.”
The march comes against a backdrop of growing national calls for antisemitic violence, which have risen sharply since Israel began its military campaign against the Palestinian terror group Hamas in retaliation for the October 7 surprise attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Jews, mostly civilians. .
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