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London is scene of another antisemitism-strewn demonstration as terrorist flags fly over crowds and speakers declare that Israel creates antisemitism and “there will be no ceasefire in our campaign”
Saturday, 22nd May, 23:12
London was the scene of yet another antisemitism-strewn demonstration today, as crowds were told that Israel creates antisemitism and that “there will be no ceasefire in our campaign”. Crowds also marched in Manchester, Cardiff and elsewhere. Campaign Against Antisemitism is now reviewing a large volume of evidence from today’s rallies and those of the past […] Continue reading
CAA welcomes open letter from Home Secretary Priti Patel and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick reassuring Jewish community of Government pledge to combat antisemitism
Friday, 21st May, 12:50
Campaign Against Antisemitism welcomes the open letter from the Home Secetary, Priti Patel, and the Communities Secretary, Robert Jenrick, written to reassure the Jewish community of the Government’s intent to combat antisemitism. Addressing some of the horrifying antisemitic attacks that have taken place this past week, the letter reads: “The Government is appalled by the disgraceful […] Continue reading
Man arrested in Golders Green after allegedly attacking car displaying Israeli flag
Friday, 21st May, 11:03
A man has been arrested in Golders Green after allegedly attacking a car displaying an Israeli flag. The suspect is said to have stopped his car to block another car displaying an Israeli flag, exited his car and began physically attacking the victim’s car. He reportedly tried to tear the Israeli flag from the car […] Continue reading
Sheffield Student Union and Sheffield Jewish Society pass motion of solidarity with Jewish students and against antisemitism
Friday, 21st May, 09:56
Sheffield Students’ Union and the Sheffield Jewish Society, which represents Jewish students at both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, have passed a motion against antisemitism. The motion, titled “Condemnation of Antisemitism and Solidarity with Jews”, begins by noting the “increase of domestic antisemitic incidents since the recent crisis in Gaza and Israel”, […] Continue reading
Police arrest two people after Israeli flag with swastika put up at Royal Holloway, University of London
Friday, 21st May, 09:01
Police have arrested two people after an Israeli flag with a swastika was put up at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL). A Surrey Police spokesperson cofirmed that a man, 21, from Egham, and a woman, 19, from Englefield Green, were arrested in connection with the incident and then released on bail. Last week, the […] Continue reading
Former Shadow Chancellor and Labour MP John McDonnell approvingly tweets photo containing antisemitic sign at rally that he attended and specifically encourages his “Muslim constituents” to attend rallies in provocative and divisive tweet
Thursday, 20th May, 18:04
Former Shadow Chancellor and Labour Party MP John McDonnell has tweeted a photo of an antisemitic sign which was featured at a rally that he himself attended. The sign, which features an antisemitic quote falsely attributed to Albert Einstein, reads: “It would be my greatest sadness to see Zionists do to Palestinian Arabs much of […] Continue reading
Conservative MP Dr Matthew Offord to write to BBC’s Director-General requesting BBC not broadcast Alexei Sayle Desert Island Discs episode after comedian claimed allegations of antisemitism “amongst supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are a complete fabrication”
Thursday, 20th May, 17:35
Matthew Offord, the Conservative MP for the heavily-Jewish constituency of Hendon in North London, has written to the BBC’s Director-General, Tim Davie, to request that the BBC not broadcast the upcoming episode of Desert Island Discs, which is set to feature Alexei Sayle this Sunday. Mr Sayle has previously claimed that allegations of antisemitism […] Continue reading
Prime Minister Boris Johnson convenes urgent meeting with CAA, Jewish charities and rabbis in wake of horrendous rise outpouring of antisemitism in Britain
Thursday, 20th May, 15:39
This morning, Campaign Against Antisemitism and Jewish community and religious leaders were convened for an urgent meeting by Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a week of skyrocketing antisemitic crime on the streets of Britain. A number of important matters were raised with the Prime Minister in relation to antisemitic hate crime witnessed over the past […] Continue reading
Disgraced former MP Chris Williamson says “Zionist teachers around the country are violating children’s rights” and brands Zionism “a racist ideology”
Thursday, 20th May, 10:08
Disgraced former MP Chris Williamson has tweeted that “Zionist teachers around the country are violating children’s rights” and that Zionism is “a racist ideology.” He went on to say that Zionism “has no place in society – especially in the classroom”, and offered support to any parents whose child “has been affected by Zionist extremism […] Continue reading
Major milestone reached as half of all UK universities adopt International Definition of Antisemitism, leaving those which have not increasingly isolated
Wednesday, 19th May, 14:19
Campaign Against Antisemitism’s researchers have recorded that half of all universities in the UK have now adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The University of Westminster, which is popular with Jewish students, has brought Britain’s Higher Education sector over the halfway line. This is a major milestone for Jewish students, showing the strides being made […] Continue reading
Mezuzahs vandalised in heinous antisemitic attacks on Jewish homes in Borehamwood while hostile signs are affixed to Jewish flats in Stamford Hill
Wednesday, 19th May, 13:16
At least two Jewish homes in Borehamwood have seen their mezuzahs vandalised in heinous antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating the incidents, which took place at two next-door houses in the heavily-Jewish Hertfordshire neighbourhood as racially-motivated crimes. One mezuzah was wrenched from the doorframe while next door the mezuzah was “maliciously” removed and the parchment trodden into the […] Continue reading
Two arrested over antisemitic assault which hospitalised young Essex Rabbi outside synagogue on Sunday
Tuesday, 18th May, 22:00
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of religiously-aggravated assault over an antisemitic attack which hospitalised Rabbi Rafi Goodwin on Sunday. Leeds-born father of two Rabbi Goodwin, who is in his thirties, was brutally beaten with a blunt object, sustaining head injuries, according to the police. The United Synagogue, the umbrella body to which Chigwell […] Continue reading
Cars draped in Palestinian Authority flags chase and ram car of Jewish mother driving her four-year-old to see friends, as CAA repeats call for urgent police crackdown
Tuesday, 18th May, 21:59
A Jewish mother has told of her terror at being chased down a London street and rammed whilst driving her four-year-old child to see friends. The victim wrote that at 14:24 on Sunday, she was driving her child to a friend’s house, when she noticed two cars draped in flags of the Palestinian Authority. She […] Continue reading
Four men arrested and bailed over antisemitic “F*** the Jews…rape their daughters” convoy as CAA demands more arrests
Tuesday, 18th May, 21:58
Four men have been arrested and bailed on suspicion of shouting “F*** the Jews…rape their daughters” as they drove in a convoy through Jewish neighbourhoods on Sunday, waving the flag of the Palestinian Authority, as well as an antisemitic incident in Salford, Manchester in the early hours that day. The men are alleged to have […] Continue reading
NUS apologises for saying antisemitism on campus is “result of Israeli forces’ violent attacks on Palestinians”, then tells people to contact fringe Jewish group whose supporters said Jewish mourning prayer for dead Hamas terrorists
Tuesday, 18th May, 21:58
The National Union of Students (NUS) has apologised for a statement “in solidarity with Jewish students” in which it blamed antisemitism in Britain on Israel. The statement, which has now been deleted, was addressed to Jewish students, saying: “We are deeply concerned to hear of a spike in antisemitism on campuses as a result of […] Continue reading
Following “one-sided” post by UCL Students’ Union, Jewish students told on social media that “Hitler was right” and that when they come back to campus there will be people “waiting for you”, with multiple death threats
Tuesday, 18th May, 21:57
Following a “one-sided” Instagram post about Israel by University College London (UCL)’s Students’ Union, Jewish students at UCL have been told on social media that “Hitler was right” and that when they come back to campus there will be people “waiting for you”. There have been multiple death threats, with one Jewish student sent an […] Continue reading
Neo-Nazi Tobias Powell jailed for three years over calls for race war and support for proscribed terrorist organisation
Tuesday, 18th May, 21:45
An obsessive neo-Nazi admirer of Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of posting “abhorrent” racist material online. Tobias Powell, 33, of Wythering Close in Bognor Regis, who has a Nazi tattoo, was investigated by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) over his social media activity. His home was […] Continue reading
Following CAA complaint Metropolitan Police investigates multiple officers over participation in antisemitic protests whilst in uniform
Tuesday, 18th May, 18:48
Following a complaint from Campaign Against Antisemitism, the Metropolitan Police Service is investigating multiple police officers over their participation in antisemitic protests whilst in uniform. Campaign Against Antisemitism wrote to Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick after two videos emerged, one showing a uniformed police officer embracing protestors and chanting “Free, free Palestine,” with another showing officers at the […] Continue reading
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