Watch the Labour election advertisement that says every British minority is “worthy of equality” except the Jews
The Labour Party has released an advertisement for the general election that presents a montage of images accompanied by a speech by the Shadow Minister Dawn Butler as the narration. In the narration, almost every conceivable minority is mentioned, including religious minorities by reference to those who “wear a hijab, turban, cross”. All of the […]
Conservative candidate suggested Jewish journalist had dual loyalty to Israel in past social media post
A Conservative candidate suggested that a Jewish journalist, Melanie Phillips, may have dual loyalty to Israel in a past social media post. In June 2013, Richard Short, now a Conservative candidate, agreed with another Twitter used commenting on Ms Phillips’ appearance on an episode of BBC’s Question Time that “her allegiance is greater to Israel”, […]
SNP drops candidate in key marginal seat over allegations of antisemitism
The SNP has dropped its candidate for a key target seat over allegations of antisemitism. The Party has withdrawn its support for Neale Hanvey, a former councillor who is running in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, saying he had been suspended pending disciplinary action. The allegations reportedly relate to a social media post in which Mr Hanvey […]
Labour candidate tells Jewish audience her Party has failed on antisemitism and doesn’t deserve their vote
A Labour Party general election candidate has told a Jewish audience that her Party does not deserve their vote because it had “totally failed” to tackle antisemitism. Carolann Davidson made the admission at the Jewish hustings in Glasgow’s East Renfrewshire, which is the constituency with the highest proportion of Jewish voters in Scotland. Ms Davidson […]
Watch as Matt Hancock heckled at hustings for raising Labour antisemitism
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, was heckled at a general election hustings for raising Labour’s institutional antisemitism in the debate. The event, in his constituency of West Suffolk, elicited cries of “shame on you” and “racist” when Mr Hancock said that he was passionate about ridding antisemitism from our politics. The audience’s outburst comes as […]
CAA and KCL study finds far-left Jew-hatred has now overtaken far-right in Britain and two-thirds of Corbyn’s vanguard of strongest supporters hold antisemitic views
Today, Campaign Against Antisemitism is releasing the results of our Antisemitism Barometer research, a multiyear study by Campaign Against Antisemitism which was designed and analysed by one of the foremost academics in his field from King’s College London. The study makes shocking findings about antisemitism in the Labour Party and British society, and how Jews […]
London Jewish family calls Shomrim after finding swastika and “Hail Boris” graffiti on their home
A Jewish family in London has discovered a swastika and “Hail Boris” graffiti on their home. It is believed that the incident took place during the Jewish sabbath. The swastika was one of the emblems of Nazi Germany and “Heil Hitler” was the salutation accompanying the Nazi salute. The family called Shomrim North West London, […]
Senior rabbi beaten and left bleeding on ground by London teenagers shouting “Kill Jews” and “F*** Jews”
A senior rabbi has flown straight to Israel after teenagers in London beat him severely and left him bleeding on the ground. At approximately 21:45 on Friday, the rabbi was approached as he walked along Amhurst Park in Stamford Hill by two teenagers described as black and wearing dark hooded clothing. The teenagers allegedly shouted […]
Man who criticised Jeremy Corbyn on Twitter has swastika sent to his home by first class post, police investigating
A Jewish filmmaker from Hertfordshire who has become increasingly worried about the rise of antisemitism in the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has received a swastika by post at his home address after tweeting criticism of the Labour leader. On Friday, his partner was outside their house while the postman was carrying out his […]