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CAA visits Broadcasting House to tell BBC to switch off the Jew-hate
Saturday, 5th February, 19:59
Nathan LilienfeldOn Wednesday night, Campaign Against Antisemitism visited Broadcasting House, the BBC’s headquarters in London, to tell the Corporation to “switch off the Jew-hate”. The video can be viewed below. We projected selected instances from just the past eighteen months of the BBC’s bias against Jews or antisemitism onto the broadcaster’s iconic building. The intervention comes […] Continue reading
Metropolitan Police apologise after watchdog investigation found officers joking about Auschwitz
Saturday, 5th February, 19:40
The Metropolitan Police has apologised after an investigation from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) discovered that officers had been sharing jokes about Auschwitz concentration camp. It was also reported that there was an antisemitic joke made with reference to “killing flies”. The investigation also uncovered evidence of bullying, misogyny and racist abuse amongst […] Continue reading
Gang members reportedly spit in five-year-old Jewish boy’s face in Clapton Common
Saturday, 5th February, 19:21
Gang members spat in the face of a five-year-old Jewish boy in Clapton Common, North London, it was reported today. The gang is believed to be associated with the nearby Webb Estate and is accused of harassing Jewish residents for years. The incident is believed to have occurred yesterday and was reported earlier today by […] Continue reading
Plank of wood thrown through synagogue window in North London
Friday, 4th February, 16:24
A plank of wood has been thrown through a synagogue window in Stamford Hill, North London. Haringey Police are treating the incident as a hate crime. The incident is believed to have occurred yesterday at 19:00 on Franklin Street and was reported today by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. If you […] Continue reading
Investigation underway after swastika painted on army barracks
Friday, 4th February, 15:53
An investigation is currently underway after a swastika was found painted on Rock Barracks in Suffolk last week. The black swastika was reportedly scrawled onto the lower level of a barracks housing troops that was connected to the 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Royal Military Police, who is leading the investigation, has said that multiple […] Continue reading
“People were getting my picture and making versions of me in concentration camps”: Pink News’ Benjamin Cohen on experiencing antisemitism and homophobia
Friday, 4th February, 14:20
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Benjamin Cohen, the founder and CEO of Pink News, spoke on his experiences antisemitism and homophobia, as well as his feelings about the BBC. Mr Cohen spoke candidly on his experiences of online antisemitism and homophobia. “People were getting my picture and making versions of me […] Continue reading
Encyclopedia Britannica says Arab people and other “Semites” cannot be racist against Jews
Friday, 4th February, 10:31
The entry on antisemitism in the highly-respected Encyclopedia Britannica asserts that Arab people and other “Semites” cannot be racist against Jews. The encyclopaedia explains that “anti-Semitism” is “hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group,” and explains the history of term. It goes on to explain that “Although the term now […] Continue reading
“Jewish Nazi pigs” graffiti found in East London
Thursday, 3rd February, 15:00
Graffiti that reads “Jewish Nazi pigs” has been scrawled on a wall in Hackney Wick, East London. The vandalism appears to have been written in black marker. A photograph of the vandalism was uploaded to Twitter. Earlier this week, graffiti of a swastika was found scrawled on the glass casing surrounding a Borough High Street […] Continue reading
Piers Corbyn posts swastika on Facebook days after speaking at anti-vaccination event where Holocaust comparisons were made
Tuesday, 1st February, 22:14
Piers Corbyn has posted a swastika to his Facebook profile days after speaking at an anti-vaccination event where Holocaust comparisons were made. The image, posted to both his Facebook and Instagram, displays a swastika above a photograph of the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by the words: “The Royal Albert Hall is forcing medical apartheid.” A […] Continue reading
Borough High Street defaced with swastika graffiti
Tuesday, 1st February, 14:11
Graffiti of a swastika was found scrawled on the glass casing surrounding a Borough High Street billboard today. The words “No to”, followed by a Star of David, were written in pink marker on the glass. A swastika was scrawled directly below. Images of the graffiti were reported to Campaign Against Antisemitism by a concerned […] Continue reading
Youths reportedly smash windows in Jewish homes in North London
Monday, 31st January, 15:51
Youths have reportedly smashed windows belonging to Jewish homes in North London. The incident is believed to have occurred on Gladesmore Road on Saturday and was reported yesterday by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. If you have any more information, please contact the police on 101 or Stamford Hill Shomrim on […] Continue reading
Bus reportedly drove through Stamford Hill with speakers blaring “go home Yiddos” on Jewish Sabbath
Monday, 31st January, 12:00
It has been reported that a bus drove through Stamford Hill while onboard speakers blared “go home Yiddos”. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday afternoon, the day of the Jewish Sabbath, whilst Jewish people were leaving the synagogues. It was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. In response to […] Continue reading
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