Poll says 16% of 2017 Labour voters wavered this time because of antisemitism as another poll claims Labour’s leadership was the main issue driving ‘defection’
A Deltapoll commissioned shortly before the election found that 16 percent of 2017 Labour voters were wavering about voting for the Labour Party again because of antisemitism. The fieldwork, with a very large sample size of 12,147 in England, Scotland and Wales, was carried out by Deltapoll from 29th November to 2nd December. Among all […]
Pittsburgh, Poway — and now Jersey City
On 10th December, two antisemitic gunmen attacked a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey, killing three civilians. A Jersey City Police Department detective was also shot and killed at a nearby cemetery shortly before the attackers targeted the store, and the gunmen themselves were killed by law enforcement. It is now understood that […]
Barnet branch of National Education Union adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
The Barnet District of the National Education Union (NEU) has resolved to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. The NEU is the largest education union in the UK, and was formed following the merger of the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in 2017. On 7th November its Barnet District […]
Police release pictures of suspects following antisemitic incident in Manchester kebab shop
Police have released images of two men to whom they want to speak after a Jewish man was subjected to antisemitic abuse in a kebab shop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The men asked the victim, “Are you a f****** Jew?” and the ensuing exchange included a torrent of antisemitic abuse from the men, who said […]
Two men chase Jewish child shouting “F*** Jews your life is over” in Stamford Hill
It has been reported that two men chased a fourteen-year-old Jewish child returning from evening prayers at synagogue shouting “F*** Jews your life is over”. Police are investigating the antisemitic incident, which took place yesterday at around 21:30 on the junction of Dunsmore Road and Stamford Hill. The child was riding his bicycle and managed […]