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Sir Keir Starmer shows pragmatism over principle in revealing interview with Channel 4 News
Friday, 18th February, 13:28
In a Channel 4 News interview broadcast on 15th February, Sir Keir Starmer declined to express remorse for serving alongside and backing the antisemite Jeremy Corbyn, and said that whether Mr Corbyn returned to the Parliamentary Labour Party, from which he is currently suspended, is “a matter for him and the Chief Whip”. In comments that are unlikely […] Continue reading
West London Synagogue rabbi discusses “daunting but important” task of teaching conversion students about antisemitism
Thursday, 17th February, 18:19
On the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism, Rabbi Emily Reitsma-Jurman, a rabbi at the West London Synagogue of British Jews, discussed the “daunting but important” task of teaching prospective converts to Judaism about antisemitism. Rabbi Emily said that teaching converts about antisemitism was a “huge challenge”, owing to the fact that she needed […] Continue reading
Amnesty UK takes no action after its Racial Justice Lead apologises for calling Jews “shady” in historic social media post
Thursday, 17th February, 16:40
The controversial activist group, Amnesty UK, has reportedly taken no action after its Racial Justice Lead apologised for a historic social media post in which he appeared to describe Jewish people as “shady”. According to the Jewish News, Ilyas Nagdee was asked by a friend on Facebook for his thoughts on Orthodox Jews in Bury, in Greater […] Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion co-founder who called Holocaust “just another f***ery in human history” to launch new controversial environmental group
Thursday, 17th February, 15:21
The co-founder of the controversial activist group Extinction Rebellion, who was disowned by his colleagues after he described the Holocaust as “just another f***ery in human history,” is reportedly planning to launch a new environmental campaigning group. Roger Hallam has apparently spoken to meetings across the country to recruit a “direct action” force for a new campaign called “Just Stop […] Continue reading
“Don’t get off the bus F***** Jew,” serial offender says, as she blocks pregnant Jewish woman from alighting bus
Thursday, 17th February, 11:51
An alleged serial offender told a pregnant Jewish woman “Don’t get off the bus F***** Jew,” as she prevented the victim from alighting the bus. The incident took place on a 253 bus at 15:15 on 16th February and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. The assailant was described as a […] Continue reading
Man convicted of sending antisemitic letters to Alan Sugar imprisoned for over three years
Thursday, 17th February, 11:38
A man who was convicted of religiously-aggravated harassment after sending Alan Sugar a series of abusive and antisemitic letters was handed a jail sentence of three years and six months at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday. Patrick Gomes, 70, sent three letters to one of Lord Sugar’s business premises in Loughton between October and December 2018, according to Essex Police. Each letter was addressed to […] Continue reading
Cardiff teenager charged with being a member of proscribed neo-Nazi group Feuerkrieg Division
Tuesday, 15th February, 15:29
A Cardiff teenager has been charged with terror offences which include allegedly being a member of the proscribed neo-Nazi group Feuerkrieg Division. Luca Benincasa, 19, was arrested on 1st February by Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (WECTU) officers and appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on 3rd February. Mr Benincasa was also charged with four […] Continue reading
BBC Sounds reportedly features Lady Mosley interview containing Holocaust denial without context or content warning
Tuesday, 15th February, 14:34
BBC Sounds, an online streaming platform that contains live and archived radio broadcasts, reportedly features an interview containing Holocaust denial without providing context or a content warning. The conversation in question is between interviewee, Lady Diana Mosley, and interviewer, Sue Lawley, and was first broadcast in November 1989 as part of the BBC’s Desert Island […] Continue reading
British boxer deletes Twitter account after posting “tone deaf” photographs outside Auschwitz concentration camp
Tuesday, 15th February, 12:25
A British boxer has deleted his Twitter account after posting “tone deaf” photographs of him and his girlfriend outside of Auschwitz concentration camp. Jamie McDonnell, 35, posted three photographs that caused outrage on social media, with many Twitter users criticising him. The former British IBF champion appeared to double down in response to the backlash […] Continue reading
Visibly Jewish man victim of violent burglary in Stamford Hill
Tuesday, 15th February, 11:46
A visibly Jewish man was the recent victim of a violent burglary in Stamford Hill. The man reportedly had his phone stolen during the burglary. CCTV footage shows the Jewish man being violently punched by another man wearing what appears to be a brown jacket and blue jeans. The incident occurred on St Ann’s Road […] Continue reading
“We don’t want Jews here…Heil Hitler”: Man performs Nazi salute to woman with two babies in Stamford Hill
Tuesday, 15th February, 11:11
CCTV footage captured what appears to be a man performing a Nazi salute to a woman who was pushing two babies in a pram in Stamford Hill. The man reportedly said: “We don’t want Jews here…heil Hitler.” The incident occurred on 7th February and was reported on Friday by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer […] Continue reading
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