Neo-nazi Allegations
Stills taken from a video shot in the late 1980s were published in January 2007 showing a uniformed Strache allegedly participating in paramilitary training activities. Other people on the pictures were claimed to be known neo-Nazis. Strache has denied the allegations, claiming the pictures are of him playing paintball as an 18-year old. In his initial reaction, then Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer referred to the incident as a "folly of youth" (Jugendtorheit).
At the end of January, further pictures were published, allegedly showing Strache performing a Nazi salute (the Kühnen salute). Strache denied the allegations prior to publication of the pictures. After publication, Strache argued that the picture showed him ordering three beers and was not a Nazi salute. Austrian Jewish community leaders criticized the government for its lack of response.
In August 2012, Strache caused condemnation and outrage when posting a picture on Facebook. The image was a caricature depicting a banker with a hooked nose and Star of David cufflinks.
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