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“Justice denied” as BBC defends its abominable reportage of antisemitic Oxford Street incident, prompting Ofcom to announce its own investigation
Sunday, 30th January, 01:01
The BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has responded to complaints by Campaign Against Antisemitism and other Jewish communal groups over its coverage of the antisemitic Oxford Street incident late last year. On the first night of the Jewish festival of Chanukah, Jewish teenagers who were celebrating on Oxford Street were attacked by a group of […] Continue reading
Man who allegedly punched Jewish men to the ground to stand trial in March
Friday, 28th January, 14:43
A man who was arrested after visibly Jewish men were punched to the ground in North London earlier this week appeared in court today. On Wednesday, Haringey Police arrested a man after two visibly Jewish men were viciously punched to the ground in Stamford Hill. CCTV footage shows a man striking blows to the two […] Continue reading
UK Government to make Holocaust records open to public for first time
Friday, 28th January, 11:27
The Government is set to make all records related to the Holocaust open to the public for the first time. Guernsey and Jersey Governments have also agreed to make their records on the Holocaust publicly available. The announcement came yesterday, on Holocaust Memorial Day, and the move will provide the public with a far greater […] Continue reading
“Remembrance is not a key for the past, it is a key for the future”: Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum on the lessons of the Holocaust
Thursday, 27th January, 18:58
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Piotr Cywiński, the Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, touched on why the Museum is so important in preserving the memory of the Holocaust and the lessons that we must take away from it. On the importance of the Museum, Mr Cywiński said: “To see the […] Continue reading
Marcus Rashford condemns Wiley’s antisemitic remarks following photograph together, provoking the rapper into yet another tantrum
Thursday, 27th January, 14:36
Following the online backlash to a recent photograph of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and the antisemite rapper Wiley spending time at a Dubai club together, which went viral earlier this week, Mr Rashford has distanced himself from the musician and has condemned Wiley’s antisemitic remarks, which provoked Wiley into yet another tantrum In his tirade […] Continue reading
“Vile scumbags” daub swastika on Melton’s historic St Mary’s Church
Thursday, 27th January, 12:53
A prominent member of Melton’s St Mary’s Church has described vandals who daubed a swastika on the historic church “vile scumbags”. Parts of the Leicestershire church date back to 1170, with the member writing on social media: “To desecrate a House of G-d seems pretty low. Thank you so much for doing this, you vile scumbags.” Others were also disgusted, with several […] Continue reading
Laura Pidcock quits Labour’s ruling NEC after motion to restore whip to antisemite Jeremy Corbyn fails
Thursday, 27th January, 12:29
Laura Pidcock, the former Labour MP, has resigned from the Labour Party’s ruling National Executive Committee after a motion calling for the restoration of the whip to the antisemite Jeremy Corbyn failed to pass. Ms Pidcock, a staunch ally of Mr Corbyn’s who sat on his front bench, previously voted last year against the NEC’s proscription of the antisemitism-denial […] Continue reading
Blackwell’s removes antisemitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion after implying in the book’s synopsis that it may not be a fiction
Thursday, 27th January, 12:21
The leading booksellers, Blackwell’s, has removed an edition of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion from sale after outrage arising not only from the sale of the antisemitic tract but the synopsis on the website that suggested that the fraudulent work might not be fictional. The synopsis suggested that the book – which purports to be the minutes […] Continue reading
Suspect arrested after visibly Jewish men punched to the ground in North London
Thursday, 27th January, 11:06
Haringey Police has arrested a man after two visibly Jewish men were viciously punched to the ground in Stamford Hill, North London. CCTV footage shows a man striking blows to the two Jewish men’s faces and bodies. The victims were promptly treated by Hatzola, a volunteer-run emergency medical service, and were hospitalised. It is understood […] Continue reading
Manchester police arrest total of six so far in connection with Texas synagogue terrorist
Wednesday, 26th January, 18:11
Six arrests have been made so far in Manchester in connection with Texas synagogue terrorist, it has been reported. On 15th January, 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram from Blackburn entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas during Sabbath services, making threats against the congregation and holding them hostage, demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who is […] Continue reading
“Universities must not only adopt but apply the International Definition of Antisemitism” says CAA in meeting with Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and other Jewish communal groups and University administrators
Wednesday, 26th January, 17:11
Campaign Against Antisemitism joined several Jewish communal organisations and University Vice Chancellors in a meeting today with the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi. At the meeting, which comes two days before Holocaust Memorial Day, Mr Zahawi spoke of his experience visiting the Nazi death camps and expressed his horror at recently receiving a letter from a student at […] Continue reading
Everton fan banned from games for three years after antisemitic chants at Spurs fans
Wednesday, 26th January, 11:56
An Everton fan has been banned from attending football matches for three years after he took part in antisemitic chants that were aimed at Spurs fans. Michael Campbell, of Aigburth Road, Liverpool, was reported to stewards and police following his actions at the match held at Goodison Park on 7th November. This led to an […] Continue reading
Ken Livingstone declares intention to apply to join Green Party
Tuesday, 25th January, 19:04
The controversial former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has declared his intention to apply to join the Green Party. Mr Livingstone quit the Labour Party after being suspended over comments that he made about Hitler supporting Zionism. The former mayor has an exceptionally poor record on antisemitism and relations with the Jewish community, which predated his terms as mayor and has endured […] Continue reading
Robert Rinder writes about “the tragic reality of being Jewish in London in 2022”
Tuesday, 25th January, 16:17
Robert Rinder has written about “the tragic reality of being Jewish in London in 2022” in a new article, published yesterday. In the article for the Evening Standard, the barrister and television personality has written about how antisemitic insults were hurled at his friend’s children whilst they were at a falafel restaurant in Golders Green, […] Continue reading
“Game-changing precedent” as defendant in criminal case, resulting from first-of-its-kind litigation by CAA, pleads guilty to antisemitic harassment
Monday, 24th January, 17:31
The defendant in a criminal case that has resulted from first-of-its-kind litigation by Campaign Against Antisemitism has pleaded guilty at Peterborough Crown Court today. Nicholas Nelson, 32, was charged with racially aggravated harassment under section 31(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and with sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or […] Continue reading
PhD student who defended the phrase “Stop the Palestinian Holocaust” has reportedly been suspended from teaching by Sheffield Hallam University
Monday, 24th January, 17:11
Sheffield Hallam University has reportedly suspended a PhD student who defended the phrase “Stop the Palestinian Holocaust”. Shahd Abusalama, who is studying for a PhD in cinema at the University, reportedly shared tweets defending a first-year student who had made a poster that said “Stop the Palestinian Holocaust” and who was accused by a Jewish student of antisemitism. According to […] Continue reading
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