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The Government has listened: Home Secretary to proscribe Hamas in full following campaign by CAA and allies

Friday, 19th November, 07:34

The Home Secretary is today announcing that the antisemitic genocidal terrorist group, Hamas, is to be proscribed in full by the British Government, subject to the consent of Parliament which is not in doubt. For several months, Campaign Against Antisemitism has been meeting with the Home Secretary and other ministers, calling on the Government to […] Continue reading

Earlier this year, he daubed crosses in blood on Jewish houses, and this week he banged on doors in the middle of the night, petrifying children

Thursday, 18th November, 18:11

Earlier this year, crosses were daubed in blood in Jewish houses on Portland Avenue in Stamford Hill in what was described as a “grotesque escalation”. Now, the same person – apparently identified by DNA from the blood – woke families on the same street in the middle of the night by banging on their doors and windows, […] Continue reading

Hope Not Hate rescinds award to artist after he appeared to downplay Labour antisemitism and was pictured with disgraced former MP Chris Williamson

Thursday, 18th November, 17:33

The advocacy group Hope Not Hate has rescinded an award to an artist after he appeared to downplay antisemitism in the Labour Party and was pictured with the disgraced former MP Chris Williamson. Singer Joe Solo was one of three nominees selected by a public vote to win a Hope Hero award for his anti-poverty project. The award was a […] Continue reading

After highlighting problem of racial abuse in cricket, Azeem Rafiq apologises for antisemitic comments made when he was nineteen

Thursday, 18th November, 17:28

Azeem Rafiq, the cricketer who recently highlighted the problem of racial abuse in cricket, has apologised after antisemitic comments that he made when he was nineteen were revealed today. The thirty-year-old former Yorkshire cricketer has been praised for exposing racism in the sport, including during his tearful testimony at a hearing of the House of Commons’ Digital, […] Continue reading

Sir Keir Starmer insists that “anti-Zionist antisemitism is the antithesis of Labour tradition”

Thursday, 18th November, 11:33

Sir Keir Starmer has used a keynote speech to attack anti-Zionist antisemitism within the Labour Party. Speaking at a Labour Friends of Israel lunch, the Party leader said: “Anti-Zionist antisemitism is the antithesis of the Labour tradition: It denies the Jewish people alone a right to self-determination; It equates Zionism with racism, focuses obsessively on the world’s sole Jewish state, and […] Continue reading

Suspended Oxford Dean at centre of bitter dispute criticised for comparing his plight to the Holocaust

Thursday, 18th November, 11:27

An Oxford Dean involved in a bitter dispute at Christ Church College has been criticised for comparing his plight to the Holocaust. The Very Rev. Prof. Martyn Percy is currently suspended after an allegation of sexual harassment was made against him, which he denies. The claim reportedly comes in the midst of his three-year battle with college […] Continue reading

BBC presenter alleged to have repeatedly compared Israel to Nazis and called for “Death to you Zionist scum”

Wednesday, 17th November, 15:45

A BBC presenter has been accused of repeatedly comparing Israel to Nazis and calling for “Death to you Zionist scum.” According to media watchdog HonestReporting, Nasima Begum, an occasional presenter for BBC Radio Manchester, reportedly tweeted “whats sad is that the Jewish population faced genocide themselves in Hitlers Germany but theyve implemented the same on Palestine for years […] Continue reading

Jewish ladies chased on Clapton Common by thirteen-year-old gang reportedly threatening to kill them

Wednesday, 17th November, 13:59

Jewish ladies were chased on Clapton Common by a gang of thirteen-year-olds shouting about suicide and reportedly implying “threats to kill”. The gang is believed to be associated with the nearby Webb Estate and is accused of harassing Jewish residents for years. The incident took place at around 19:00 on 16th November on Clapton Common in Stamford […] Continue reading

Man yells “f**k Jews” before exposing himself and chasing Jewish man in North London

Wednesday, 17th November, 10:34

It has been reported that a Jewish man was verbally abused before the offender exposed himself and began chasing the victim. The suspect reportedly yelled “f**k Jews” before exposing himself to the Jewish man and chasing him “some distance, all the time the offender was holding his exposed private parts.” The incident took place in […] Continue reading

Woman shouts “F***ing Jew, dirty Jew!” at Jewish driver before throwing stone

Tuesday, 16th November, 11:32

A woman shouted “f***ing Jew, dirty Jew!” at a Jewish driver before throwing a stone at the car. The incident took place at 13:40 on 15th November on Filey Avenue in Stamford Hill, and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. Police are interested to speak to a female driver of a […] Continue reading

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