This week’s updates from Campaign Against Antisemitism
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** An antisemite is no longer running Labour, but now justice must be done for Britain’s Jews
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Saturday, 4th April, 21:02
This morning, the Labour Party started the process of turning the page on the era of Jeremy Corbyn, an antisemite who the vast majority of British Jews regarded specifically as a threat to them. However, retrieving the once fiercely anti-racist Labour Party from the grip of institutional antisemitism is not as simple as replacing its […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** CAA’s message to new Labour leader: disciplining Jeremy Corbyn is your litmus test
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Thursday, 2nd April, 16:00
The new leader of the Labour Party will commence his or her term in office during the worst health crisis in living memory, but that must not delay dealing with another priority, addressing the Party’s need for internal reforms, starting with unravelling its institutional antisemitism. On the campaign trail, the contenders have often spoken of […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** A reminder of the records and platforms of Labour’s three leadership contenders on antisemitism
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Thursday, 2nd April, 12:06
Minutes ago, voting for the new leader of the Labour Party closed, with three candidates having made it through the three-month election process. The result of the primary is due to be announced on Saturday. The winner of the contest, who, as head of the largest opposition party, will also take the post of Leader […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Amazon shopper horrified to find Nazi pamphlet reprinted inside newly-purchased puppy training book
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Wednesday, 1st April, 18:51
An Amazon shopper has expressed horror at finding a Nazi pamphlet reprinted inside the guide to training puppies that she purchased from the online retailer. The Nazi book, called Adolf Hitler, 1931-1935: Pictures from the Life of the Führer, was published in 1936 and authored by numerous Nazi leaders, including Joseph Goebbels and Otto Dietrich, […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Show Racism the Red Card gets its own red card as trustee bravely quits the charity in protest against its support for Ken Loach despite concerns of Jewish community
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Wednesday, 1st April, 18:06
A trustee of Show Racism the Red Card has bravely quit from the charity over its support for Ken Loach despite the concerns of the Jewish community about the filmmaker’s record, according to the JC. Azeem Ahmad resigned from the group’s Management Committee because he was “troubled and uncomfortable” by the charity’s refusal to reverse […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Far-right group impersonates Extinction Rebellion to post inflammatory messages about ‘white Brits’ and COVID-19 online and in the streets
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Wednesday, 1st April, 17:06
A far-right group has again impersonated the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in order to post inflammatory messages online and on the streets about ‘white Brits’ and COVID-19. Posters displaying the Extinction Rebellion font and logo have been observed in Bedford describing “white Brits” as an “endangered species”, while similar posters were seen in Brighton […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Disgraced Mira Bar-Hillel doubles down on mockery of JC’s Stephen Pollard’s cancer as CAA uncovers more of her repulsive anti-Jewish tweets
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Tuesday, 31st March, 18:33
After Campaign Against Antisemitism denounced the journalist Mira Bar-Hillel for her recent spate of Jew-baiting tweets and mockery of the Jewish Chronicle’s editor, Stephen Pollard, over his cancer, Ms Bar-Hillel has doubled down, calling those who expressed their revulsion at her “unloved trolls” and Mr Pollard a “schmuck”. Campaign Against Antisemitism, however, can now reveal […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** “F*** Jews” found painted on external wall in Gateshead
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Tuesday, 31st March, 18:13
As the nation is in partial lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some anti-Jewish racists have taken the opportunity to paint antisemitic obscenities on a wall in Gateshead, in the north of England. The phrase “F*** Jews” was found painted on the external wall of a property in a back lane off Whitehall Road […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** “The unresolved crisis of antisemitism nearly cost us our soul”, says Jewish former MP Ruth Smeeth of Labour in stinging rebuke of Jeremy Corbyn
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Tuesday, 31st March, 15:28
The Jewish former Labour MP, Ruth Smeeth, has declared of her Party that “the unresolved crisis of antisemitism nearly cost us our soul” in a stinging rebuke of the Party’s outgoing leader, Jeremy Corbyn, of whom she said: “his failure on anti-Jewish racism will rightly forever tarnish his reputation – and those around him in […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Black metal festival with bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism moved to Edinburgh after Glasgow venue cancels booking
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Tuesday, 31st March, 14:55
A black metal festival due to include bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism had its booking in Glasgow cancelled after concerns were raised, but it has now been moved to a venue near Edinburgh. The event, which is tied to the National Socailist Black Metal scene within black metal music, was scheduled to take place in […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Synagogue’s online Zoom service interrupted by far-right hackers as American Jewish institutions also report incidents of antisemitic ‘Zoombombing’
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Monday, 30th March, 17:32
A synagogue’s Friday night service conducted using the online video conferencing platform Zoom was infiltrated by far-right activists. North Western Reform Synagogue (also known as Alyth) in North London was holding a virtual Friday night service last week, which was led by its rabbi and watched by some 250 members, when at least five far-right […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])
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