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Prominent Grenfell Tower volunteer aid worker Tahra Ahmed sentenced to 11 months in prison for stirring up racial hatred after being reported to police by CAA
Friday, 11th February, 15:45
Tahra Ahmed, a prominent Grenfell Tower volunteer aid worker who was reported to the police by Campaign Against Antisemitism has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after being found guilty of publishing written material in order to stir up racial hatred. Ms Ahmed, 51, was exposed in The Times as having claimed that the […] Continue reading
Journalist Eve Barlow speaks about the impact fighting antisemitism has had on her life and mental health
Thursday, 10th February, 19:22
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Eve Barlow, a music and culture journalist who has written for The Telegraph, The Guardian and the LA Times, opened up about how tackling antisemitism online has affected her life and mental health. Ms Barlow revealed that in response to her increased advocacy for the Jewish […] Continue reading
Sir Keir Starmer receives torrent of antisemitic abuse in connection with controversial Jimmy Savile claims
Thursday, 10th February, 17:12
Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, has received a torrent of antisemitic abuse in connection with controversial claims that, in his previous role as Director of Public Prosecutions, he was responsible for the failure to prosecute Jimmy Savile, the sexual predator who targeted child fans. Posts online described Sir Keir’s wife, who […] Continue reading
Statue of medieval Jewish businesswoman unveiled
Thursday, 10th February, 16:55
A statue of Licoricia of Winchester and her son Asher was unveiled in Winchester earlier today. Licoricia was a Jewish businesswoman who has been described as “the most important Jewish woman in medieval England” and a leader in her community. She lived in the 13th century and was murdered in 1277, just 13 years before […] Continue reading
Tottenham Hotspur to reassess usage of the word “yid” after publishing focus group results
Thursday, 10th February, 16:25
North London’s Tottenham Hotspur football club has stated that it is to reassess the usage of the word “Yid” after holding focus groups on the matter. The club, after conducting the first stage of its consultation with supporters in 2019, which found that 94% of the 23,000 respondents acknowledged that the word could be considered […] Continue reading
“I wish I had a gun to shoot you”: Jewish schoolchildren reportedly assaulted in Stamford Hill
Thursday, 10th February, 14:49
It has been reported that Jewish schoolchildren were reportedly assaulted in Stamford Hill, North London. The perpetrator is alleged to have harassed Jewish people before and is understood to have shouted “You Jews are so bad” and “I wish I had a gun to shoot you.” CCTV footage appears to show a visibly angry man […] Continue reading
Fury as Brighton Labour readmits councillor suspended over antisemitism, while Labour councillor in Dudley yet to face sanction over his social media activity
Thursday, 10th February, 14:42
The Labour Party in Brighton has stoked controversy by readmitting a councillor suspended in connection with allegations of antisemitism. Cllr Anne Pissaridou was suspended from Labour in 2020, reportedly in connection with antisemitism allegations, and a Facebook post in particular. At the time, she said: “I am deeply sorry for my actions and any distress I have caused to the Jewish community. […] Continue reading
Green Party rejects Ken Livingstone’s bid to join, and drops Shahrar Ali as policing spokesperson but not over antisemitism allegations
Wednesday, 9th February, 15:55
The Green Party has reportedly rejected a bid by the controversial former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, to join the Party. Mr Livingstone, 76, 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
Conspiracy theorist who admitted defacing seventeen bus stops in London with graffiti, including the words “Jews and gays are aliens”, denies the offence was racially or religiously aggravated
Wednesday, 9th February, 15:52
A conspiracy theorist who admitted defacing seventeen bus stops in London with graffiti, including the words “Jews and gays are aliens”, has denied that the offence was racially or religiously aggravated Nicholas Lalchan, 47, from Edmonton, London, used a black marker pen to deface the bus stops, causing £100 of damage each time. When he was charged, Mr Lalchan, […] Continue reading
Sheffield Hallam University reportedly drops investigation into UCU-backed academic who believes “Zionist lobbies…buy presidents” and has repeatedly breached International Definition of Antisemitism
Monday, 7th February, 17:06
Sheffield Hallam University has reportedly dropped an investigation into an academic who believes that “Zionist lobbies…buy presidents”, defended the phrase “Stop the Palestinian Holocaust” and shared a video called “Truth About Zionist Jews Talmud”. Shahd Abusalama, who has been studying for a PhD in cinema at the University, reportedly shared tweets defending a first-year student who had made a poster that […] Continue reading
Unite suspends official who accused veteran Jewish MP of “weaponising the Holocaust” to push her “Zionist aims”
Monday, 7th February, 15:29
Unite, one of Britain’s biggest unions, has suspended an official who accused a veteran Jewish MP of “weaponising the Holocaust” to push her “Zionist agenda”. Communications Officer Nick West reportedly wrote online of the Labour MP, Dame Margaret Hodge, that she “makes millions of us sick to our stomachs. A woman who has weaponises both her faith […] Continue reading
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