This week’s updates from Campaign Against Antisemitism

This week’s updates from Campaign Against Antisemitism
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Before you read this week’s update, we would like to ask you to sign two Parliamentary petitions, and then ask ten of your friends to sign too. If we get enough signatures, the Government must respond to these petitions and Parliament may even have to debate them.

The first petition calls for regulation of social media companies, requiring them to remove hatred swiftly. A new law to do this is already planned, but as things stand, the new law will not come in for around four years. We are asking that the new law is passed by next summer. We have waited long enough for social networks to be forced to act. Sign the first petition now here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

The second petition seeks reforms to the process by which honours (such as MBEs) are removed, and that they are automatically removed from racists such as Wiley. Sign the second petition now here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .

Please ask at least ten friends to sign too. You may wish to use this simple e-mail template
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** As CAA turns six and Rosh Hashanah approaches, whatever next year brings, together we will do whatever it takes to defend against antisemitism
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Thursday, 17th September, 19:25

With the Jewish New Year upon us, Campaign Against Antisemitism marks the sixth anniversary of our launch and reflects on some key moments and achievements of the past year. It seems like an age ago that almost half of Anglo-Jewry was considering leaving the country, with considerable fear that the antisemite, Jeremy Corbyn, could become Prime Minister […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “Ultranationalist” terrorist group, the British Hand, is recruiting children on Instagram and Telegram
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Wednesday, 16th September, 17:30

It has been reported that teenage members of a neo-Nazi group are using Instagram to recruit and promote propaganda. The group, called the British Hand, uses a skull and crossbones logo combined with rifles over a Union Jack as its logo and launched in July on the popular social media platform, Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. The […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Fears that New IRA in Northern Ireland is courting and being armed by antisemitic genocidal terrorist group Hizballah
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Wednesday, 16th September, 17:29

Concerns have been raised that the New IRA is courting and being armed by Hizballah, an antisemitic genocidal terrorist group. The New IRA is apparently seeking weapons and financing from the Middle East terrorist group, according to an assessment by MI5. Apparently, it was established in 2017 that contact had been made between the two groups, but […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Maxine Peake, who shared antisemitic conspiracy theory, attends JVL annual conference and describes it as “wonderful”
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Wednesday, 16th September, 17:26

Maxine Peake, the controversial activist-actress who shared an antisemitic conspiracy theory earlier this year, has reportedly attended the annual conference of Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL), the antisemitism-denial group and sham Jewish representative organisation. The conference featured numerous controversial figures, including the notorious antisemite and expelled Labour member Jackie Walker; as well as senior JVL figures such as co-Chair Jenny Manson, Media Officer […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Sir David Attenborough holds reunion for families of two Jewish refugee sisters who came on the Kindertransport and were looked after by his parents
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Wednesday, 16th September, 17:24

Sir David Attenborough has reunited the families of two Jewish refugee sisters who were cared for during WWII by his parents. Irene and Helga Bejah fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport, aged thirteen and twelve, in August 1939, as part of the operation that brought 10,000 refugee children to Britain. Their mother had died years before and […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** John McDonnell says it’s “ridiculous” to think he “shared a platform” with expelled antisemite Jackie Walker even though he is president of the LRC where she is an officer
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Wednesday, 16th September, 17:16

John McDonnell has claimed that it is “ridiculous” to suggest that he ‘shared a platform’ with expelled Labour members at the Labour Representation Committee’s (LRC) Annual General Meeting on 5th September, as it was an open meeting and he could not control who spoke. The controversial former Shadow Chancellor made the comments in response to calls to Labour […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA disgusted and concerned at fascist New British Union’s youth recruitment
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Tuesday, 15th September, 16:54

The New British Union (NBU), a self-described fascist organisation, is recruiting youth members on social media. In a tweet, the NBU announced that “Now 8-16 year olds have the opportunity of joining New British Union’s new Fascist youth branch, where children can learn about the great ideas behind the philosophy of Fascism! Join Britain’s fastest growing Blackshirts Fascist […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Sir Keir Starmer admits Labour’s sixteen-month-long investigation into suspended NEC member Pete Willsman over antisemitism allegations is taking “too long”
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Tuesday, 15th September, 16:51

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that the Labour Party’s investigation into antisemitism allegations in connection with Pete Willsman is taking “too long”. The Labour leader made the comments to Nick Ferrari on LBC. In May 2019, the Party was provided with a recording of Mr Willsman, who is suspended from Labour but still sits on its ruling […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Hacktivist group Anonymous posts antisemitic cartoon by notorious Carlos Latuff suggesting that Israel and the United States use accusations of antisemitism to muzzle criticism of Israel
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Tuesday, 15th September, 10:55

The hacktivist group known as Anonymous has posted an antisemitic cartoon on Twitter by the notorious Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff. The cartoon shows two arms, one with an Israeli flag on the cuff and the other with an American flag, using a plaster labelled “antisemitism” to muzzle the mouth of a man wearing a “Free […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Liberal Democrats drop prospective London mayoral candidate after her past antisemitism is revealed
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Monday, 14th September, 20:11

The Liberal Democrats have quickly moved to drop a prospective mayoral candidate after her past antisemitism was revealed. Last week, the Party announced that Geeta Sidhu-Robb and Cllr Luisa Porrit would vie for the Party’s nomination for the London mayoralty. However, video has now emerged of Ms Sidhu-Robb, who is a millionaire businesswoman, former corporate lawyer and “juice diet” entrepreneur, […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA reveals that BBC journalist Nimesh Thaker, now under investigation by the BBC, shared antisemitic posts and trolled BBC colleagues in his own name
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Monday, 14th September, 12:37

Campaign Against Antisemitism can reveal that the BBC journalist, Nimesh Thaker, who has recently been criticised for antisemitic comments on his anonymous Twitter account, also had another – now-deleted – Twitter account in his own name, which he used to post antisemitic material and criticise other BBC journalists. Using the handle, @thaker_nimesh, Mr Thaker, who has […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Police appeal for witnesses after man shouts antisemitic abuse in Carlisle
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Wednesday, 9th September, 17:56

Police in Carlisle are appealing for witnesses after a man shouted antisemitic abuse. The incident occurred at around 15:00 on Saturday 29th August on Church Street. A Cumbria Police spokesman reportedly said: “There is no place for hate on the streets of Cumbria and these type of incidents are dealt with vigorously and appropriately.” Anyone with information is asked […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Two Haringey Labour councillors suspended by Party in relation to antisemitism in the latest of antisemitism scandals at the local authority
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Wednesday, 9th September, 16:25

It is understood that two Labour councillors in Haringey have been suspended by the Party in connection with antisemitism, which represents just the latest in a string of antisemitism scandals at the local authority over the past few years. The first suspended councillor, Cllr Preston Tabois, was reported by Guido Fawkes to have appeared to endorse the despicable notion that Jews […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])


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