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As Labour reaches first “key monitoring date” in Action Plan agreed with EHRC, CAA evaluates disappointing lack of progress
Friday, 30th April, 17:28
This week saw the first “key monitoring date” in the Labour Party’s Action Plan, agreed with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) regarding antisemitism in the Party. The Action Plan came following the publication of the EHRC’s damning report into antisemitism in the Labour Party, the product of an investigation in which Campaign Against Antisemitism was the complainant. […] Continue reading
Four years in prison for first police officer convicted of membership of far-right terrorist group
Friday, 30th April, 12:45
A police officer found guilty of being a member of the banned neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action has been jailed for four years and four months. Benjamin Hannam, a 22-year-old from Edmonton in North London, has now been fired from by the Metropolitan Police for gross misconduct following his conviction earlier this month. Last year, […] Continue reading
Chelsea bans antisemitic troll Sam Mole for ten years, following engagement with CAA
Friday, 30th April, 11:11
Chelsea Football Club has announced that it has banned an abusive online troll from its matches for ten years after he hounded a Jewish journalist who came forward and received support from Campaign Against Antisemitism. The announcement comes as football clubs around the country are walking out of social media in protest at online hate. Sam Mole, a twenty-year-old from Kettering, […] Continue reading
Canterbury Christ Church University adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
Friday, 30th April, 09:01
Canterbury Christ Church University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Last year, the University acted to remove its brand from Urban Dictionary after Campaign Against Antisemitism alerted it to its advertisements featuring alongside antisemitic and offensive entries on the controversial website. Campaign Against Antisemitism monitors the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism by universities. Campaign Against Antisemitism has consistently backed […] Continue reading
Peterborough’s Labour Party and Conservative Association rocked by allegations of antisemitism just days before local elections, resulting in suspensions
Thursday, 29th April, 16:26
Several parliamentary candidates in Peterborough, belonging to both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, have been accused of antisemitism, resulting in suspensions. It has been reported that in response to several candidates allegedly harbouring and sharing antisemitic videos and opinions, including that Sir Keir Starmer tis under “Zionist control”, the Peterborough Constituency Labour Party […] Continue reading
Calls for controversial London mayoral candidate to step down after his video interview with antisemitic hate preacher David Icke resurfaces
Wednesday, 28th April, 15:36
Brian Rose, a London mayoral candidate and podcaster, has been asked to step down from his run after a video interview promoting an antisemitic conspiracy theorist hosted on his website resurfaced. A 2020 video podcast featured an interview with the antisemitic hate preacher David Icke, who explained to Mr Rose how Israel was was using the COVID-19 pandemic to “test its […] Continue reading
Anti-vaccination protesters in London wearing yellow stars condemned
Tuesday, 27th April, 17:08
Protesters at an anti-vaccination rally held in London this past weekend were pictured wearing the yellow star that was forced upon Jews during the Holocaust. Comedian David Baddiel took to Twitter to share a photo of a woman wearing the yellow star, accompanying it with the caption: “Take. That. Off.” The Auschwitz Memorial replied to […] Continue reading
Success for CAA after BBC forced to amend website to confirm that Jews are an ethnic minority after airing offensive “Should Jews count as an ethnic minority?” segment
Tuesday, 27th April, 16:31
The BBC has been forced to amend its website to confirm that Jews are indeed considered an ethnic minority, after Campaign Against Antisemitism demanded an apology in response to the BBC’s airing of an offensive segment last month titled “Should Jews count as an ethnic minority?” In addition to having launched a petition, signed by […] Continue reading
Rabbi assaulted by man yelling “Dirty Jew, I am going to kill you!” in Clapton Common
Tuesday, 27th April, 15:10
A rabbi has been assaulted by a man yelling “Dirty Jew, I am going to kill you!” The assailant was also said to have taken the rabbi’s hat off his head and thrown it to the ground. Following this, the suspect stripped down to his underwear and “made explicit gestures outside a synagogue”. The incident […] Continue reading
Ofcom dismisses CAA’s complaint about Channel 4 segment that claimed International Definition of Antisemitism “silences” criticism of Israel but excluded any Jewish perspective
Tuesday, 27th April, 11:39
Ofcom has dismissed a complaint from Campaign Against Antisemitism regarding a Channel 4 segment that criticised the International Definition of Antisemitism without offering a Jewish perspective. The media regulator said that it found “no issues warranting investigation under its rules.” Speakers during the segment, which lasted nearly ten minutes, repeatedly stated that the Definition “silenced” […] Continue reading
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