CAA picket of venue forces antisemitic saxophonist Gilad Atzmon to withdraw from performance at 606 Club
The antisemitic saxophonist, Gilad Atzmon, has withdrawn from his scheduled gig at the 606 Club tomorrow evening. The club had flatly rejected significant opposition to his performance by the Jewish community, until Campaign Against Antisemitism said that we would picket the venue on multiple future dates if Mr Atzmon was allowed to perform. Mr Atzmon […]
Labour suspends councillor who said “Jewish leaders are worse than Nazis” and referenced “Zionists’ attempts to influence our political processes”
The Labour Party has suspended a councillor who said that “Jewish leaders are worse than Nazis” and referenced “Zionists’ attempts to influence our political processes”, adding for good measure that those supposed efforts were “racist”. Andy Kay, who had been serving as a cabinet member for finance and governance on Darwen Council in Lancashire, has […]
Conservative general election candidate who was suspended over antisemitism is still a councillor for the party in Aberdeen
A general election candidate suspended by the Scottish Conservative Party is still a councillor for the Party on Aberdeen City Council. Ryan Houghton, had been the Conservatives’ candidate for Aberdeen North until it was discovered that he had written on a martial arts forum seven years ago, under the psedonym Razgriz, that although there was […]
Labour’s Afzal Khan claimed he was “mortified” for “accidentally” sharing antisemitic social media post but didn’t remove it for six months after apologising
The Labour MP, Afzal Khan, who claimed that he was “mortified” for “accidentally” sharing an antisemitic social media post, nonetheless did not remove the post for six months after apologising. Mr Khan, who serves as the Shadow Immigration Minister, said that he was “sincerely sorry about this genuine accident” when it was revealed last year […]
“F*** Jews, I will kill all Jews”, shouts woman at Jewish pedestrians in Stamford Hill
Jewish pedestrians were abused by a woman screaming ““F*** Jews, I will kill all Jews.” The incident occurred at 14:30 on 30th January in Stamford Hill, and was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. The suspect then reportedly entered number 31 Stamford Hill. Police are investigating. If you have any […]
Unite’s Len McCluskey continues to claim that Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents used antisemitism to undermine him
Len McCluskey, the head of the powerful Unite union, has claimed that antisemitism allegations were used to “undermine” the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Mr McCluskey, who is a major backer of Mr Corbyn, called Mr Corbyn’s critics who supposedly exploited antisemitism to undermine the Labour leader “despicable”. He said: […]