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CAA Report: Britain’s political parties and antisemitism
Sunday, 26th September, 12:19
Today, during party conference season, Campaign Against Antisemitism releases its review of the state of Britain’s major political parties vis-a-vis antisemitism, with particular focus on relevant developments over the past twelve months. This review of the parties (ordered alphabetically) supplements our ongoing Antisemitism in Political Parties monitoring project, which documents specific cases of antisemitic conduct […] Continue reading
Jewish delegates warned they may face heckling at Labour Party conference as antisemitism-deniers out in force
Sunday, 26th September, 11:40
Jewish delegates have reportedly been warned that they may face heckling at this year’s Labour Party conference, which begins this weekend. The reports are particularly concerning given what has transpired at recent Labour conferences, for example in 2017 the historicity of the Holocaust appeared to be up for debate, in 2018 a Jewish Labour MP needed police protection, and in 2019 antisemitic posters […] Continue reading
Eight members of Labour’s ruling NEC vote against rule changes mandated by EHRC, while new poll of potential Labour voters shows Jeremy Corbyn’s failures on antisemitism drag Party down
Friday, 24th September, 12:18
Eight members of the Labour Party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) voted against rule changes mandated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Eighteen members of the NEC voted in favour of the semi-independent disciplinary process that Labour is required to implement under its Action Plan agreed with the EHRC, outweighing the eight who opposed the measure. It is not clear […] Continue reading
Alleged co-founder of proscribed neo-Nazi National Action group denies terrorism offences
Thursday, 23rd September, 13:19
An alleged co-founder of the proscribed neo-Nazi National Action group has denied seven terror offences. Ben Raymond, 32, appeared at Bristol Crown Court to enter a plea of not guilty against the charge of membership of a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act. National Action was banned in the UK in 2016 following pressure by Campaign Against […] Continue reading
CAA disappointed that Lib Dems condemn Palestinian Authority and Hamas persecution against “LGBT+ community and women” but omit Jews
Thursday, 23rd September, 13:00
The Liberal Democrats have passed a motion that makes explicit reference to the Palestinian Authority’s and Hamas’s persecution of the “LGBT+ community and women” but makes no mention of their antisemitism. Motion “F39: Towards a Lasting Peace in Israel and Palestine”, which has been passed at the Liberal Democrats’ annual Party conference this week, condemns the Palestinian […] Continue reading
Conspiracy theorist admits defacing seventeen bus stops in North London neighbourhoods with “Jews and gays are aliens” and other graffiti but denies antisemitic motivation
Thursday, 23rd September, 12:58
A conspiracy theorist has admitted defacing seventeen bus stops in London with graffiti, including the words “Jews and gays are aliens”. Nicholas Lalchan, 47, has admitted criminal damage, causing £100 worth of damage to each stop and to the windows of an accountancy firm. However, he denied any religious or racial motivation, in spite of what he […] Continue reading
‘Unluckiest anti-racist’ Jeremy Corbyn happens to find himself due to share platform with actor who tweeted about Jewish toddlers having their “cute little horns filed off”
Thursday, 23rd September, 12:42
The antisemitic former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, is scheduled to appear at an event with an actor who tweeted about Jewish toddlers having their “cute little horns filed off”. Numerous past comments by Rob Delaney have surfaced in advance of his event on 4th October with Mr Corbyn, organised by the People’s Assembly to protest the Conservative Party’s annual conference. […] Continue reading
Co-chair of Momentum previously claimed former Labour MP Luciana Berger was “disingenuous” about antisemitism in the Party and helped further “right-wing extremism”
Monday, 20th September, 12:30
The co-Chair of the pro-Corbyn pressure group Momentumv is alleged to have previously claimed that the former Labour Party MP, Luciana Berger, was “disingenuous” about antisemitism in the Party. In a message on Facebook, Gaya Sriskanthan responded to an interview in which Ms Berger revealed that six people had been convicted of antisemitic hate crimes against her, by saying that […] Continue reading
Four men from Blackburn charged over alleged antisemitic abuse blared from megaphone by ‘Free Palestine’ convoy
Monday, 20th September, 10:49
Four men from Blackburn have been charged in connection with the alleged antisemitic abuse shouted from a ‘Free Palestine’ convoy in North London in May. Participants in the convoy were caught on video allegedly shouting through a megaphone “F*** the Jews…rape their daughters” as they drove through Jewish neighbourhoods waving the flag of the Palestinian Authority, during fighting between […] Continue reading
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