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“You said you’re an honourable British gentleman. You’re anything but,” judge tells aristocrat Piers Portman before sentencing him to 4 months in prison and ordering him to pay over £20,000 for calling CAA Chief Executive “Jewish scum”

Friday, 22nd October, 13:31

The Hon. Piers Portman, the youngest living son of the 9th Viscount Portman and heir to 110 acres of West End real estate, has today been sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay over £20,000 after being found guilty last month of calling Gideon Falter, Campaign Against Antisemitism’s Chief Executive, “Jewish scum” […] Continue reading

Appeal for witnesses after swastika gouged out of tree outside office of Orthodox Jew in Southend

Thursday, 21st October, 12:55

A swastika has been found carved into a tree outside the office of an Orthodox Jew in Southend in Essex. The Nazi symbol was cut into the bark overnight on 19th/20th October on a tree on Station Road. Police are investigating. If you have any more information, please contact the police on 101 or Campaign […] Continue reading

CAA to write to C&T Auctioneers and Valuers over auction glorifying Nazi memorabilia

Wednesday, 20th October, 17:35

Kent-based C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd is hosting an auction with an array of Nazi memorabilia, including an assortment of Third Reich daggers and busts and pictures of Hitler and his senior ministers. The two-day militaria online auction also features plaques and medals, clothing, shoes, goggles, medical pouches, china, posters, toys and books, all from the Nazi era. […] Continue reading

“Can you racially abuse Jewish people?” former footballer John Barnes, wonders in new book

Wednesday, 20th October, 16:12

Former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes reportedly wonders in his new book whether one can racially abuse Jewish people. “Can you racially abuse Jewish people?” he asks, explaining that “if the Jewish people are a race, what race does a black Jewish person belong to?” Mr Barnes’ particular conceptualisation of racism becomes a little clearer when […] Continue reading

Ridley Road actors Eddie Marsan and Tracy-Ann Oberman receive antisemitic abuse on Twitter

Wednesday, 20th October, 16:10

Actors Eddie Marsan and Tracy-Ann Oberman, the stars of BBC’s television series Ridley Road, have revealed that they have both received abuse on Twitter. In Ridley Road, Mr Marsan and Ms Oberman play integral members of the 62 Group, a coalition of Jewish activists who fought against fascism during 1960s Britain. While Mr Marsan is […] Continue reading

Teenage neo-Nazi jailed for eleven years after using Telegram to plot terrorist acts 

Wednesday, 20th October, 13:01

A teenage neo-Nazi has been jailed for eleven years after using the social media platform Telegram to plot terrorist acts. Matthew Cronjager, 18, was found guilty of preparing for acts of terrorism and disseminating terrorist publications on Telegram after it emerged that he had planned to kill his former friend, who is Asian, for allegedly […] Continue reading

Newcastle United launch investigation after alleged racist gesture made towards Tottenham fans during match

Wednesday, 20th October, 11:27

Newcastle United Football Club has launched an investigation after an individual allegedly made a racist gesture towards Tottenham supporters during a Premier League match. Police have also been made aware of the incident which occurred at St James’ Park this past Sunday. Though the club has not specified what the gesture entailed, a photograph that […] Continue reading

Two attacks on Jewish children in Stamford Hill in just the past few days

Tuesday, 19th October, 14:24

There have been at least two attacks on Jewish children in Stamford Hill in just the past few days. In the evening of 16th October, a sixteen-year-old Jewish child was chased down the road by a woman who then assaulted him with a beer glass while laughing. The incident took place on Egerton Road in the heavily-Jewish neighbourhood […] Continue reading

Cllr Tasleem Fazal reportedly readmitted to Labour group at Blackburn with Darwen Council despite suggesting that ISIS is a Jewish plot

Monday, 18th October, 18:53

There are reports that Cllr Tasleem Fazal has been readmitted to the Labour Party group at Blackburn with Darwen Council despite previously suggesting that ISIS is a Jewish plot. According the Council’s website, Cllr Fazal continues to sit as an independent. Cllr Fazal was suspended from Labour after it was revealed that he had made a video during an anti-Israel protest in 2014 when he […] Continue reading

Man shouts “Jesus killer” at Jewish driver parking his car in Golders Green

Monday, 18th October, 17:25

A man shouted “Jesus killer” at a Jewish driver parking his car in Golders Green. The victim, who wears a kippah, was parking his car near Sainsbury’s in Golders Green. He unknowingly parked with his wheels slightly crossing into the disabled parking bay and began crossing the road. As he was crossing, he heard a […] Continue reading

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