CAA publishes pitifully-short list of prosecutions for antisemitic hate crime since 2015
Campaign Against Antisemitism has published a pitifully-short list of prosecutions for antisemitic hate crime since 2015. Though antisemitic hate crime has risen to record levels, the list of prosecutions by the Crown Prosecution Service remains disturbingly short. Hundreds of antisemitic hate crimes are recorded every year, but the number of prosecutions has not even reached two dozen prosecutions […]
Purim celebrates an ancient victory over antisemitism — we need your help to keep fighting in that same spirit
The Jewish festival of Purim is now a week away. It celebrates the salvation of the Jews of ancient Persia from an antisemitic genocide masterminded by the king’s second in command. The Jews’ salvation is secured with the blessing of the king, but it is delivered by the Jews themselves, who are simply given permission to […]
Video shows students from around the UK complaining that their ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ events have been banned
[facebook url=”https://www.facebook.com/MiddleEastEye/videos/1298476010217784/”] Middle East Eye has produced a video showing students from around the UK complaining that their ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ events had been banned over antisemitism or public safety fears. The video provides an insight into the mindset of activists who appear to believe that the bans are politically motivated and an assault on freedom of […]
Abdul Ahaed convicted of shouting antisemitic abuse at police and racially abusing hostel worker
Abdul Ahaed, 29, has been convicted of racially abusing a hostel worker and then shouting antisemitic abuse at a police officer after arrest. Ahaed was arrested on 26th November 2016 after police were called to a disturbance at a hostel in north London. During an altercation with a member of staff, Ahaed called him a “Black n*****”. […]
Two men shouting antisemitic death threats at synagogue-goers arrested by police helped by Shomrim
Two men have been arrested after allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse including death threats at Jewish people walking to synagogue in Stamford Hill in London. The two adults, described only as a black man and a white man reportedly began shouting abuse at 09:00 yesterday morning as Jewish families made their way to synagogue, at one point […]