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A year on from the EHRC’s report confirming Labour’s institutional antisemitism, progress remains slow
Sunday, 31st October, 09:41
As we mark precisely a year since the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published its report on antisemitism in the Labour Party, it is a good moment to review how the Party has performed on this issue since then. Campaign Against Antisemitism first contacted the EHRC in 2017 about Labour’s antisemitism problem, and by […] Continue reading
Nazim Ali case to be sent back to the General Pharmaceutical Council to reconsider as Court of Appeal refuses to hear an appeal
Sunday, 31st October, 09:41
The Court of Appeal has refused ‘Al Quds Day’ march leader Nazim Ali’s request for permission to appeal the High Court’s ruling quashing a decision by the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) Fitness to Practice Committee. The High Court ruling came after an appeal by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) against the original ruling by the Committee at […] Continue reading
Police seek witnesses after arresting teenager on suspicion of spraying swastika graffiti near London synagogue
Saturday, 30th October, 23:11
The Metropolitan Police Service has appealed for witnesses after officers arrested a teenage on suspicion of religiously aggravated criminal damage after swastikas were spray painted near a synagogue. The 16-year-old boy was detained soon after 20:00 today by officers responding to reports received only 20 minutes earlier of a male seen spraying swastikas on walls […] Continue reading
Joey Barton issues apology after describing bad football performance as ‘a Holocaust’
Thursday, 28th October, 17:50
Joey Barton, the former football player and current manager of Bristol Rovers Football Club, has issued an apology after he described bad football performance as ‘a Holocaust’ on Saturday. Reacting to Bristol Rovers’ loss to Newport County, Mr Barton said: “I said to the lads during the week, you know, the team’s almost like musical […] Continue reading
Far-right group Patriotic Alternative flyer Jewish homes in Borehamwood calling to ban kosher meat
Thursday, 28th October, 17:05
It has been reported that the far-right group Patriotic Alternative has posted flyers through Jewish homes in Borehamwood calling for the ban of kosher and halal meat. Patriotic Alternative is known for its efforts to recruit youth to its white nationalist ideology. Previously, the far-right group published an online “alternative” home school curriculum condemned as […] Continue reading
Far-right leader Mark Collett interviews Piers Corbyn where they discuss the “Jewish Question”
Thursday, 28th October, 14:37
Mark Collett, the leader of the far-right group Patriotic Alternative, interviewed Piers Corbyn last night where he asked Mr Corbyn about the “Jewish Question”. Mark Collett is the former head of the BNP’s youth wing who is reported to have dabbled in Holocaust denial, collaborated with the infamous American antisemite David Duke, and espoused antisemitic […] Continue reading
Green Party chaotically adopts five definitions of antisemitism in apparent attempt to dilute International Definition of Antisemitism used by all other parties
Wednesday, 27th October, 17:15
The Green Party has adopted five distinct definitions of antisemitism in an apparent attempt to dilute the International Definition of Antisemitism used by all other parties. In addition to adopting the International Definition of Antisemitism, the Green Party has also chosen to adopt the Jerusalem Declaration, a wrecking document intended to undermine the globally recognised […] Continue reading
National Gallery removes “antisemitic” artwork from online exhibition
Wednesday, 27th October, 12:24
The National Gallery has removed a picture that it has deemed antisemitic from its upcoming online exhibition. Albrecht Dürer’s Christ Among the Doctors tells the story of Jesus as a twelve-year-old debating with Jewish doctors in Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. While many artists have painted the biblical scene, some feel that Dürer’s painting from 1506 […] Continue reading
New report states Harrow Council ignored staff’s claims of antisemitism
Wednesday, 27th October, 10:50
A newly published independent race report has stated that Harrow Council ignored several claims of antisemitism that were flagged up by members of staff. In addition to antisemitism, several cases of sexism and racism were allegedly witnessed by some members of council staff, though no action had been taken. One participant in the report […] Continue reading
C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd tells CAA that auctioning Nazi daggers “keeps the memory of what happened alive” and alarmingly gives no indication of stopping
Tuesday, 26th October, 11:09
Earlier this month, Campaign Against Antisemitism wrote to the Kent-based C&T Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd to express our dismay over their auctioning of Nazi memorabilia, including an assortment of Third Reich daggers and busts and pictures of Hitler and his senior ministers. Their two-day militaria online auction also featured plaques and medals, clothing, shoes, goggles, […] Continue reading
Essex students inexplicably protest speech on Afghanistan by calling for destruction of Israel, two years after 200 voted against creation of Jewish society on their campus
Monday, 25th October, 14:27
Students at the University of Essex reportedly protested against a speech on Afghanistan by calling for the destruction of Israel. Col. Richard Kemp, the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, spoke to the University’s Conservative Society while protestors outside chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a chant that only […] Continue reading
Bristol Rovers manager and former footballer Joey Barton describes bad football performance as ‘a Holocaust’
Monday, 25th October, 14:04
In an interview on Saturday, Joey Barton, the former football player and current manager of Bristol Rovers Football Club, used the word ‘Holocaust’ to describe a bad performance during a football match. Reacting to Bristol Rovers’ loss to Newport County, Mr Barton said: “I said to the lads during the week, you know, the team’s […] Continue reading
Manchester synagogue service zoombombed with Nazi imagery
Monday, 25th October, 13:25
An online Sabbath service held by Manchester Reform Synagogue was zoombombed with Nazi imagery on Friday night. Zoombombing is when people join a Zoom video call with the intention of derailing it. This usually involves spewing antisemitic, racist, or otherwise hateful rhetoric. The synagogue’s rabbi, Robyn Ashworth-Steen, said that “Halfway through the service, during some […] Continue reading
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