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CAA in final stages of building lawsuit against University of Bristol over Professor David Miller’s conduct and calls for more students to add names to legal action
Friday, 6th August, 17:13
Campaign Against Antisemitism is inviting Jewish students who studied at the University of Bristol in the academic year 2020-21 to join a lawsuit against the University over Prof. David Miller’s alleged harassment of Jewish students. Lawyers working with Campaign Against Antisemitism have begun the pre-action process ahead of commencing litigation against the University. The prospective […] Continue reading
Success for CAA as Hitler-loving radio host who called for Jews to be murdered and asked listeners for a gun sentenced to 16 months in prison
Friday, 6th August, 17:12
A Hitler-loving radio host has today been sentenced to prison after recently pleading guilty today to eight counts of inciting racial hatred after action by Campaign Against Antisemitism. Following an investigation by Campaign Against Antisemitism that was acted upon by Devon and Cornwall Police, Graham Hart, 68, of Penponds, Camborne, was charged earlier this year […] Continue reading
CAA calls on music festival to drop unrepentant antisemite Wiley from line-up
Friday, 6th August, 16:58
Campaign Against Antisemitism is calling on the New World Fest music festival to drop the unrepentant antisemite Wiley from its line-up. The grime artist is due to appear at the festival this weekend, despite launching into an antisemitic tirade last summer. On 24th July 2020, the rapper Richard Kylea Cowie, who is known as Wiley, […] Continue reading
Charity Director suspended and reported to watchdog after allegations of antisemitism surface
Friday, 6th August, 16:34
The Director of a charity has been suspended and reported to the Charity Commission after allegations of antisemitism have surfaced. Bus Users UK, a charity that works to ensure transport is more inclusive and accessible, lists Hugh Jaeger as a Trustee, Director, and “Chair of Bus Users Oxford and an active campaigner for bus services” […] Continue reading
“There is a problem of institutional antisemitism at SOAS”, suggests Chairman of complaint panel
Friday, 6th August, 14:21
Professor David Hirsh, a lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London who was appointed as the Chairman of a panel that oversaw an antisemitism-related complaint at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), has said that SOAS could be institutionally antisemitic. The incident relates to last year’s complaint from a former student at SOAS who sought […] Continue reading
Teenager admits shouting “I f***ing hate the Jews” at Jewish man inside Oxford Circus Underground station
Friday, 6th August, 09:57
A teenager has admitted to shouting “I f***ing hate the Jews” at a Jewish man inside Oxford Circus Underground station. The seventeen-year-old admitted to the charge of a religiously aggravated public order offence after the Jewish man was targeted with antisemitic abuse inside Oxford Circus Underground station on 4th July. It was reported that the teenager handed […] Continue reading
Lawyer struck off after allegedly making racist and sexist comments
Thursday, 5th August, 17:07
A lawyer has reportedly been struck off the roll after allegedly making racist and sexist comments. Complaints were reportedly brought by three women against Victor Stockinger, 61, of Bloomsbury. He is reported to have blamed their concerns on “wokeism”, but a panel of the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal found the evidence against him to be “entirely sincere”, leaving […] Continue reading
Man who admitted to defacing Welsh war memorial with antisemitic graffiti spared jail
Thursday, 5th August, 09:31
A man who admitted to defacing a Welsh war memorial with antisemitic graffiti has been spared jail, it was revealed earlier this week. The graffiti on the memorial in Rhyl, Wales was discovered in February and included swastikas and vile messages which refer to the murder of Jews and gassing of soldiers. The graffiti also contained the […] Continue reading
CAA writes to talkSPORT demanding live on-air apology after presenters allow “He’s a Jew, he’s not gonna let him go for nothing” comment about Daniel Levy to go unchallenged
Wednesday, 4th August, 11:30
Campaign Against Antisemitism will be writing to talkSPORT to demand a live on-air apology after two of the radio show’s presenters allowed a hateful comment from a caller about Tottenham Hotspur’s chairman, Daniel Levy, to go unchallenged. The show’s segment was presented by Perry Groves, a football pundit and former footballer, and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, a […] Continue reading
Journalist posts tweet suggesting witness against Roman Abramovich and other Jewish businessmen may have changed his story in return for “a few shekels”
Wednesday, 4th August, 09:31
A freelance journalist formerly employed by Bloomberg has posted a tweet claiming that a witness against Roman Abramovich and other prominent Jewish businessmen may have changed his story in exchange for “a few shekels”. The tweet relates to a recent case in the High Court, in which three prominent Jewish businessmen – Roman Abramovich, Mikhail […] Continue reading
Piers Corbyn suggests “troublemakers” in Jewish areas posted leaflets comparing COVID-19 to Auschwitz through their own doors in “plot” to portray him as antisemitic
Tuesday, 3rd August, 11:25
Piers Corbyn has suggested that “troublemakers” in Jewish areas posted leaflets created and distributed by Mr Corbyn, which compared the COVID-19 vaccines to the Auschwitz death camp, through their own doors in a “plot” to portray him as antisemitic. Referencing a headline in the Evening Standard that the new COVID-19 vaccines are a “safe path to freedom”, […] Continue reading
90% of antisemitic posts remain on Facebook and Twitter despite being reported, new study shows
Monday, 2nd August, 17:51
90% of antisemitic social media posts remain on Facebook and Twitter even after being reported, a new study has revealed. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) conducted the study of 714 antisemitic posts across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Its research found that 84% of antisemitic posts remained, with 90% remaining on Facebook […] Continue reading
Neo-Nazi teenager who admired Anders Breivik spared jail after judge was told he could get all A-grades in A-levels
Monday, 2nd August, 15:49
A teenage neo-Nazi has been spared jail after the presiding judge was told that he could get all As in his A-level exams, it was reported last week. It was said that police found images of the seventeen-year-old boy performing Nazi salutes, along with memes that glorified the Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Breivik. It was […] Continue reading
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