This week’s updates from Campaign Against Antisemitism

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** Lord Desai’s principled resignation from Labour over Sir Keir’s handling of antisemitism shows Party is not making progress under its new leader
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Friday, 20th November, 14:44

Lord Desai has resigned from the Labour Party over its antisemitism crisis, and in particular over Jeremy Corbyn’s rapid and controversial readmission following the former Leader’s suspension. In a letter to The Times Lord Desai, an economist who was made a peer in 1991, wrote: “Sir, You are right to be worried about the likelihood of success of the policies of the […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Dramatic rise in number of teenagers and children referred to Government’s counter-terrorism programme over far-right links
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Friday, 20th November, 12:56

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of teenagers and children referred to the Government’s counter-terrorism programme over their alleged far-right links, according to Home Office figures. 682 children were referred over such alleged links in 2017-18, rising from 131 in 2014-15. Moreover, the 2017-18 figure includes 24 children under the age of ten. The […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “Jewish Lies Matter” graffiti discovered and removed in Brighton
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Thursday, 19th November, 16:29

Graffiti with the antisemitic phrase “Jewish Lies Matter” was discovered in at least two locations in Brighton this week, and subsequently removed by concerned residents. Activist Fiona Sharpe, who lives in Brighton, said on Twitter: “The clearly political nature of this graffiti is very concerning. It was sprayed on a wall just down the road from one synagogue and within five minutes’ walk […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Success for CAA as backbench MPs will today debate a resolution calling for Government to bring forward Online Harms Bill, echoing our petition signed by thousands
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Thursday, 19th November, 13:33

In response to our petition calling for the Government to bring forward its Online Harms Bill, we have received confirmation that there will be a debate in Parliament today on “regulation and prevention of online harms”. The subject of the debate was determined not by the Government, however, but by the Backbench Business Committee. Specifically, […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** New evidence emerges showing that incompetence, factionalism and politicisation remain the hallmarks of Labour’s disciplinary process under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership
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Thursday, 19th November, 12:11

More and more evidence is emerging that Labour’s disciplinary process remains a politicised shambles almost a month after the Equality and Human Rights Commission slammed it in a damning report and demanded that the Party introduce an independent system. Item: Campaign Against Antisemitism submitted a complaint against Kate Linnegar, Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for North Swindon in the 2019 General Election, […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “Sir Keir is offering the Jewish community crumbs” by withholding the whip from Jeremy Corbyn after former leader was readmitted by sham process
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Wednesday, 18th November, 11:40

Campaign Against Antisemitism has reacted to Sir Keir Starmer’s statement that he is withholding the whip from Jeremy Corbyn, who was yesterday readmitted to the Labour Party by the same processes that the Equality and Human Rights Commission had declared unfit for purpose. Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: “We have been conned. We did not go to […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA files new complaint seeking expulsion of Jeremy Corbyn over his responsibility for Labour being found guilty by EHRC of unlawful acts of antisemitism
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Wednesday, 18th November, 10:50

Today, Campaign Against Antisemitism has filed a further complaint against the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over his personal responsibility for the Party being found guilty of unlawful acts of antisemitism, for which he must be held to account. Mr Corbyn was suspended over remarks he made in reaction to the damning report issued by the Equality and Human […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Corbyn’s readmission by the Labour Party shows the Jewish community has been conned, and he must be resuspended immediately pending a real investigation into our complaint
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Tuesday, 17th November, 18:23

In a shambolic development, Jeremy Corbyn has been readmitted to the Labour Party following a decision by a panel of Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC). Labour’s former leader was recently suspended from the Party after making inflammatory remarks about the report into Labour antisemitism by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the submission of a complaint […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Jeremy Corbyn’s statement today changes nothing and he must remain suspended until CAA’s full complaint against him has been investigated
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Tuesday, 17th November, 10:26

Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s former leader who was recently suspended from the Party, has issued a statement “clarifying” his inflammatory remarks about the report into Labour antisemitism by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). However, he has not addressed his own long history of antisemitism, which was recorded in a complaint made by Campaign Against Antisemitism shortly before he was suspended. Mr Corbyn […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Corbyn suspension spurs confrontation between local Constituency Labour Parties and central Labour Party
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Monday, 16th November, 17:44

The suspension of Jeremy Corbyn following the publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report into Labour antisemitism and the submission of a complaint against Mr Corbyn and other MPs by Campaign Against Antisemitism appears to have spurred a confrontation within the Party between several Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) and the Labour Party headquarters. Among the […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Co-founder of neo-Nazi terrorist group has set up online business selling inflammatory t-shirts
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Monday, 16th November, 16:59

It has been reported that a co-founder of a neo-Nazi terrorist group has set up an online business selling inflammatory t-shirts. Ben Raymond co-founded National Action as a student with Alex Davies in 2013 but, according to The Independent, distanced himself from the group after it was proscribed by the British Government following repeated calls by Campaign Against Antisemitism and […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Man charged with racially aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer after antisemitic abuse of Jewish victim and attack on Shomrim volunteer and police
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Monday, 16th November, 16:09

A man has been arrested and charged with racially aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer after he yelled antisemitic abuse at a Jewish victim and then attacked a local neighbourhood patrol volunteer and a policeman. The suspect is alleged to have shouted “F*** Jews, you vote for Trump, go to Hitler – he should kill you!” […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA reiterates call for intervention by Charity Commission after another senior figure at Islamic Relief Worldwide has resigned over alleged antisemitism
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Monday, 16th November, 16:07

Yet another figure at Islamic Relief Worldwide has resigned over alleged antisemitism in the third such incident in just six months. It has now emerged that Tayeb Abdoun, a former interim-CEO at the charity who has worked there for 25 years, resigned on 14th October after being confronted over a picture he reportedly posted on Facebook of […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** High Court orders Tony Greenstein to pay CAA £67,886 after suing CAA for calling him a “notorious antisemite” humiliatingly backfires
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Monday, 16th November, 15:24

Tony Greenstein has been ordered by the High Court to pay £67,886 to Campaign Against Antisemitism after his attempt to sue us for calling him a “notorious antisemite” humiliatingly backfired. Several days ago the High Court struck out Mr Greenstein’s libel claims against us, ruling that it was permissible for us to call him a “notorious antisemite” in articles […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Neo-Nazi graffiti found in Woodstock park, and inaction has town councillor fuming
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Friday, 13th November, 12:29

Neo-Nazi graffiti was found in a park in Woodstock, including a swastika, the number 88 (denoting HH, for ‘Heil Hitler’) and other symbols. The graffiti in the Oxfordshire park was reported to the police as criminal damage and a hate crime. Town Councillor Sharone Parnes is understood to have urged the town council to issue a “strongly […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “Jew process” Councillor Jo Bird under investigation by Labour for third time after reportedly suggesting antisemitism is being privileged over other forms of racism
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Friday, 13th November, 12:25

The controversial councillor, Jo Bird, is understood to be under investigation by the Labour Party for the third time in recent years after reportedly suggesting that antisemitism is being privileged over other forms of racism. Last week, Cllr Bird reportedly told a meeting of the far-left faction ‘Don’t Leave, Organise’: “As a Jew, I worry about racism […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “This is being treated as a hate crime,” police say after swastika daubed in Leeds University hall popular with Jewish students
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Thursday, 12th November, 16:12

A swastika was found graffitied with red paint on a hall of residence popular with Jewish students at the University of Leeds. The word “Nazi” was also painted beside the swastika on a wall in the Charles Morris Hall building. The University confirmed that the graffiti, found over the weekend, has been removed. A spokesperson for West […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Concern as former Labour MP Ruth George selected as council candidate even as CAA complaint against her is pending
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Thursday, 12th November, 13:06

Concerns have been raised following the announcement that former Labour MP Ruth George has been selected as a candidate for the Party in upcoming local council elections, despite a complaint against her having recently been submitted by Campaign Against Antisemitism. The complaint was submitted on the day that the report into Labour antisemitism by the Equality and Human Rights Commission was published, and […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** High-achieving neo-Nazi teenager given suspended sentence
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Tuesday, 10th November, 12:59

An A-star student said to have fallen down “the rabbit hole of the internet” to become a neo-Nazi has been sentenced after pleading guilty to fourteen terror charges and two charges of possessing indecent images of children. Harry Vaughan, who is eighteen, was given a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years. He was also ordered to attend a rehabilitation […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA to make submissions to Plaid Cymru after it announces review into antisemitism in its own ranks following publication of damning EHRC report into Labour
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Tuesday, 10th November, 12:56

The Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, has announced that it is holding a review into antisemitism in its Party. The announcement follows the publication of the damning report into antisemitism in the Labour Party by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Campaign Against Antisemitism was the complainant in the EHRC’s investigation, having made the formal referral that prompted the launch of the […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** After years of pressure, conspiracy theorist David Icke is finally banned from Twitter, but not over his antisemitism
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Tuesday, 10th November, 12:55

After years of pressure from Campaign Against Antisemitism, the conspiracy theorist and antisemitic hate preacher David Icke has finally been banned from Twitter. Twitter’s decision follows similar moves by YouTube and Facebook several months ago. Mr Icke had some 382,000 followers on Twitter. These decisions by the leading social media companies to remove Mr Icke from their platforms come after years […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Teenager from Rugby linked to neo-Nazi groups jailed for terror offences
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Tuesday, 10th November, 12:54

A teenager from Rugby linked to neo-Nazi groups has been jailed for terror offences. Paul Dunleavy, who is seventeen, was given a sentence of five years and six months in jail after being found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism at Birmingham Crown Court. The judge ruled that Mr Dunleavy can be named, and reportedly described his terrorist efforts as […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Ofcom fines Islam Channel £20,000 for broadcasting “antisemitic hate speech”
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Tuesday, 10th November, 12:51

Ofcom has fined the Islam Channel £20,000 for broadcasting a programme that included “antisemitic hate speech”. Last year, Ofcom determined that the Islam Channel broadcasted “very harmful and highly offensive antisemitic content” in its programme, The Rightly Guided Khalifas. According to its website, the Islam Channel broadcasts from London and describes itself as providing “alt news, current affairs and entertainment programming from […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Cambridge University adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
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Monday, 9th November, 16:24

The University of Cambridge has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The adoption of the Definition was reportedly agreed at a meeting of the University’s General Board on 4th November. Last month, the University appeared to be resisting adopting the Definition, despite reiterated calls by the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, for universities to do so. However, in a welcome move, the University now […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** In grotesque attack, Scottish PSC Secretary Mick Napier calls the late former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks “utter racist swine”
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Monday, 9th November, 16:22

In a grotesque social media post, the Secretary of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Mick Napier, has called the late former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks “utter racist swine”. Lord Sacks died over the weekend, prompting mourning in the Jewish community and tributes from around the world. The researcher David Collier observed that Mr Napier wrote on […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** High Court rules it was permissible for CAA to call Palestine Solidarity Campaign founder Tony Greenstein a “notorious antisemite” in humiliating case of legal action backfiring
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Friday, 6th November, 10:56

The High Court has today ruled that it was permissible for Campaign Against Antisemitism to call Tony Greenstein a “notorious antisemite” in a humiliating case of legal action backfiring, as he loses a defamation case that he himself brought against us after we called him just that. An expelled member of the Labour Party and founder of Palestine Solidarity […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “Al Quds Day” leader Nazim Ali, who blamed “Zionists” for Grenfell Tower tragedy, found to have brought pharmaceutical profession into disrepute, following complaint by CAA
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Thursday, 5th November, 16:49

A pharmacist, Nazim Ali, who leads the annual “Al Quds Day” march through London, has been found to have brought the pharmaceutical profession into disrepute following a two-week hearing that culminated today arising from a complaint by Campaign Against Antisemitism. However, the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) fitness to practice tribunal let Mr Ali off with a warning […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** The Guardian criticised for cartoon employing antisemitic and insensitive motifs and portraying Jeremy Corbyn as saintly martyr
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Monday, 2nd November, 12:43

The Guardian newspaper has been criticised for publishing a cartoon employing antisemitic and insensitive motifs. The cartoon features Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer presenting the head of former Leader Jeremy Corbyn on a platter in a pose deliberately reminiscent of the Caravaggio painting “Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist”, a depiction of the New Testament event […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Within minutes of our submission of a complaint against Jeremy Corbyn and fifteen other sitting Labour MPs, Sir Keir Starmer suspends Mr Corbyn pending an investigation
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Thursday, 29th October, 18:08

Within minutes of our submission of a complaint against former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and fifteen other sitting Labour MPs in relation to antisemitism, Sir Keir Starmer has suspended Mr Corbyn, pending an investigation. Our letter to Sir Keir, which followed the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s unprecedented finding that the Labour Party committed unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination against […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA statement on the EHRC’s report on antisemitism in the Labour Party
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Thursday, 29th October, 10:10

Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: “The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report is a groundbreaking document. It is the first ever finding by the EHRC of unlawful acts. It heavily criticises the Labour Party’s former leadership. It makes clear recommendations to ensure that there is zero tolerance of antisemitism in the […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Background: The EHRC’s full statutory investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party, in which CAA is the complainant
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Wednesday, 28th October, 23:50

Campaign Against Antisemitism first approached the EHRC at the time of the Labour Party Conference in Brighton in 2017. The conference was so rife with antisemitism that Brighton and Hove City Council’s then Labour leader, Warren Morgan, told his own Party that he would not permit use of Council premises for the conference again. Mr Morgan later resigned from […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Head of BBC World Service apologises for sympathetic coverage for antisemitic mass murderer
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Monday, 26th October, 16:24

The Head of the BBC World Service has personally apologised after the Corporation gave sympathetic coverage to an antisemitic mass murderer. Jamie Angus, the Director of BBC World Service, described the sympathetic treatment of Ahlam Al-Tamimi, the terrorist mastermind of the 2001 Sbarro Pizza Restaurant attack in Jerusalem, a “lapse in our editorial standards”. Ms Al-Tamimi is a […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Jewish students at Lancaster University say they “will not stop” campaigning until University adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
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Monday, 26th October, 15:42

Jewish students at Lancaster University have pledged that they “will not stop” campaigning until their university adopts the International Definition of Antisemitism. After the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, reiterated his call on universities to adopt the Definition, Lancaster University reportedly said: “Our University is committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment where people are able to reach their potential free from prejudice. […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** New report exposes antisemitism in overwhelming majority of anti-vaccination networks
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Monday, 26th October, 15:40

A new report has exposed antisemitism in the overwhelming majority of anti-vaccination networks. The twenty-page report, titled “From antivaxxers to antisemitism: Conspiracy theory in the Covid-19 pandemic” and produced for the Government, urges action against a “resurgence of antisemitism” within the anti-vaccination movement, which it predicts is likely to play a role if and when a vaccination for COVID-19 […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA applauds Hastings Borough Council for adopting International Definition of Antisemitism
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Monday, 26th October, 15:35

Expectations of an acrimonious debate came to nothing as Hastings Borough Council adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism almost unanimously. With the exception of Cllr Leah Levane, who abstained, it is understood that all councillors present at the 21st October virtual Council meeting agreed to the adoption. Cllr Levane is a co-Chair of Jewish Voice for Labour, an antisemitism-denial group […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Former Mayor of Luton and current candidate for Bedfordshire Police chief is suspended by Labour over alleged antisemitism
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Monday, 26th October, 13:47

The former Mayor of Luton, who is currently Labour’s candidate for Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, has been suspended by the Party over alleged antisemitism. Tahir Khan, who served as Mayor of Luton in 2016-17, will no longer be able to represent Labour in the 2021 election for the senior police job, and a new selection process is reportedly […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Investigation finds Spotify, Apple, Deezer and YouTube hosted antisemitic and racist music
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Monday, 26th October, 12:09

Several major music streaming platforms have reportedly removed antisemitic and racist music, following an investigation. The BBC found that sections of speeches by Adolf Hitler, references to white power and celebrations of the Holocaust featured in songs on the platforms, with Spotify, Apple, Deezer and YouTube apparently having now removed them. One song on Spotify, for example, […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Albania becomes the first Muslim-majority country to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism
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Monday, 26th October, 12:07

Albania has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The country’s Parliament adopted the Definition last Thursday ahead of the upcoming Balkans Forum Against Antisemitism conference, which the Parliament is organising in conjunction with Jewish groups. Albania thereby becomes the first Muslim-majority to adopt the Definition. Campaign Against Antisemitism applauds this decision at a time of rising antisemitism in Europe. “It is […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Attempt by police officers to block disciplinary action over antisemitic and racist WhatsApp messages has reportedly cost Police Scotland nearly £200,000
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Monday, 26th October, 12:03

An attempt by ten police officers to prevent disciplinary proceedings against them in connection with antisemitic and racist Whatsapp messages has cost Police Scotland nearly £200,000, it has been reported. Whatsapp messages described as being “sexist and degrading, racist, antisemitic, homophobic, mocking of disability and included a flagrant disregard for police procedures by posting crime scene photos […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Sky HISTORY axes The Chop after CAA and others protested inclusion of contestant tattooed with apparent neo-Nazi symbols
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Wednesday, 21st October, 13:30

Sky HISTORY has reportedly axed its programme, The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker, after Campaign Against Antisemitism and others protested the inclusion of a contestant who appeared to have neo-Nazi symbols tattooed on his face. The contestant, Darren, was introduced by Sky HISTORY in a video on Twitter with the caption: “Meet the Woodman, the Bloke-With-All-The-Tattoos or Darren as we like to […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA joins sceptics in calling out Sky HISTORY after it insists tattoos on face of The Chop contestant are not Nazi symbols
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Tuesday, 20th October, 18:12

Sky has insisted that the tattoos on the face of a contestant on its woodcutting show, The Chop, are not Nazi symbols. Despite pushback by sceptics, Sky HISTORY has defended its choice of contestant on the show, which is hosted by Lee Mack. The contestant, Darren, is introduced by Sky HISTORY in a video on Twitter with […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Academics protest Education Secretary’s call, backed by CAA, for universities to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism
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Tuesday, 20th October, 17:07

Academics have reportedly protested a call by the Education Secretary for universities to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Gavin Williamson wrote a letter to university heads calling on their institutions to adopt the Definition after a study showed that a limited number had done so, despite urging from the Government over the past several years and threats of loss of funding. He also said that […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** A-star student who fell down “rabbit hole of internet” to become neo-Nazi pleads guilty to terror charges
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Tuesday, 20th October, 15:28

An A-star student said to have fallen down “the rabbit hole of the internet” to become a neo-Nazi has pleaded guilty to fourteen terror charges. Harry Vaughan, who is eighteen, is said to have begun taking an interest in Satanic neo-Nazism at the age of fourteen, unbeknownst to his parents, who were bewildered when he was arrested […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Outspoken union leader Len McCluskey, who repeatedly downplayed antisemitism in Labour, apologises for saying a Jewish politician should “go into a room and count his gold”
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Tuesday, 20th October, 11:28

The outspoken Unite union leader, Len McCluskey, who has repeatedly downplayed antisemitism in the Labour Party, has apologised after saying that a Jewish politician should “go into a room and count his gold”. Mr McCluskey made the comment about Lord Mandelson, a New Labour grandee and former minister, in an interview with the BBC. Told that Lord Mandelson had praised the new […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA concerned by some of the nominees for the 2020 Ethnicity Awards
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Monday, 19th October, 13:00

The Ethnicity Awards has announced its nominees for its 2020 prizes. Many have done laudable work and set tremendous examples for the advancement of minorities and racial harmony in our society. However, a small proportion of the nominees are troubling in respect to their past comments or conduct in relation to the Jewish community. In the Inspirational […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** BBC tells CAA it cannot disclose how it has dealt with employee embroiled in antisemitism controversy, but today it has emerged that he has resigned, leaving questions about Corporation’s handling of the controversy
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Thursday, 15th October, 18:41

Campaign Against Antisemitism contacted the BBC this week for an update on how it has dealt with an employee caught in a controversy over antisemitic and trolling tweets, but the BBC refused to disclose whether it has taken any action beyond launching an investigation. Today, however, The Times has learned that the journalist, Nimesh Thaker, has resigned, leaving questions about how […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Outrage as police suggest no hate crime motive after arresting suspect who drove moped into a group of Jewish pedestrians in Stamford Hill during Jewish festival
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Monday, 12th October, 18:28

The Jewish community has expressed outrage after police in Hackney suggested that there appeared to be no hate crime motive after arresting a man who drove a moped into a group of Jewish pedestrians in Stamford Hill. It is understood that on 10th October over the weekend – the Jewish festival of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** “With rising antisemitism, we’re expanding our policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust”: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announces that hate speech policy will now include Holocaust denial
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Monday, 12th October, 16:17

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has just announced that the company’s hate speech policy will now include Holocaust denial. In his statement, Mr Zuckerberg said: “Today we’re updating our hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial. “We’ve long taken down posts that praise hate crimes or mass murder, including the Holocaust. But with rising […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Senior member of JVL calls for Labour members to “resist” Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to address antisemitism in the Party
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Sunday, 11th October, 15:18

A senior member of Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) has called for Labour members to “resist” Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to address antisemitism in the Party. Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, who serves as JVL’s Media Officer and is also the Vice-Chair of Chingford and Woodford Green Labour Party, reportedly told an online meeting of Harrow and Brent Palestine Solidarity […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Jeremy Corbyn’s chief of staff sought to force out MPs who protested Labour antisemitism, according to report
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Wednesday, 7th October, 19:09

Jeremy Corbyn’s Chief of Staff sought to force out Labour MPs who protested antisemitism in the Party, according to a report. In WhatsApp messages, Karie Murphy expressed disappointment in April 2019 in reaction to seven Labour MPs quitting the Party in February, according the JC. She reportedly wrote: “F**king idiots. All the work I did to trigger them and they […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Ash Sarkar complains she was “crucified” for criticising Labour antisemitism as she and Owen Jones continue to whitewash their role in defending Jeremy Corbyn amid antisemitism allegations
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Wednesday, 7th October, 15:28

The controversial far-left activist-journalists, Ash Sarkar and Owen Jones, are continuing their effort to distance themselves from the antisemitism scandal that engulfed Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, now that the electorate rendered its verdict clear and the Equality and Human Rights Commission prepares its report into the Party. In an interview to promote Mr Jones’ new book, Ms Sarkar, a […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Seventeen-year-old teenager from Rugby linked to neo-Nazi groups found guilty of preparing terrorist acts
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Wednesday, 7th October, 12:16

A seventeen-year-old from Rugby linked to neo-Nazi groups has been found guilty of preparing for acts of neo-Nazi terrorism. Jurors deliberated for fifteen hours over four days before unanimously deciding to convict at Birmingham Crown Court. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty. It is believed that he is alleged to have joined the neo-Nazi […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Far-right groups recruiting children as young as twelve through livestreaming events on YouTube
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Tuesday, 6th October, 15:48

Far-right groups are recruiting children as young as twelve through livestreaming events on YouTube, according to The Times. The events reportedly include live interviews with teenagers who are considered to be rising stars in far-right circles, aimed at viewers born in the 1990s and 2000s. It is understood that groups such as Patriotic Alternative, a fascist organisation founded last […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Housing and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick defiant over death threats in connection with proposed Westminster Holocaust Memorial
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Tuesday, 6th October, 15:42

Robert Jenrick has sounded a note of defiance in the wake of death threats made against him in connection with the proposed Westminster Holocaust Memorial. The Housing and Communities Secretary has been given counter terrorism police protection over what was described in reportage as a “series of vicious attacks”, including antisemitic letters and threats “to burn down his home, and to […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** Disgraced Chris Williamson disinvited from Royal Holloway Students’ Union in compliance with hate speech policy
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Tuesday, 6th October, 15:31

Royal Holloway’s Students’ Union has disinvited the disgraced former MP Chris Williamson from a Debating Society event in order to comply with its policy on hate speech. In a statement, the Students’ Union said: “Over the weekend the Students’ Union was made aware of an event Debating Society had planned, involving the former Labour MP Chris Williamson, that contravened our […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** CAA investigation reveals more antisemitism and problematic social media activity from Labour’s councillors at beleaguered Sandwell Council
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Tuesday, 6th October, 14:46

After Campaign Against Antisemitism reported on the numerous investigations, resignations and suspensions of Labour councillors on Sandwell Council – including a Leader and the current Interim Leader – a concerned member of the public has submitted further evidence of antisemitism from members of the Council. So far, the Leader of the Council, Cllr Yvonne Davies, resigned from Labour in the […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])




** London-based Arabic newspaper prints antisemitic cartoon implying condemnation of Muslims who do not kill Jews
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Monday, 5th October, 18:11

A London-based Arabic-language newspaper has printed an antisemitic cartoon that appears to condemn Muslims who do not seek to kill Jews. The Qatari-owned Al-Quds Al-‘Arabi newspaper, which is based in London, printed a cartoon in its 20th September edition showing figures that appear to be the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and an Emirati, the former standing behind a […] Continue reading ([link removed][UNIQID])


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