Day: 8 July 2020

TikTok removes videos featuring song lyrics “We’re going on a trip to a place called Auschwitz, it’s shower time”, but only after its own algorithm meant they were viewed over 6.5 million times

TikTok, the popular social media video platform, has reportedly removed numerous videos that promoted a sickening antisemitic song, but only after its own algorithm ensured that they were viewed over 6.5 million times. The song included the words “We’re going on a trip to a place called Auschwitz, it’s shower time” and apparently appeared on the platform […]

“This is how ‘Zionists’ get dehumanised in progressive spaces”: A Jewish activist bravely reveals how casual antisemitism persists in some social justice circles

A Jewish activist has bravely revealed on Twitter how casual antisemitism persists in some social justice circles. Adam Ma’anit, a writer, activist and former co-editor of the New Internationalist, has described the casual antisemitism he faced on his first day at a new job, demonstrating that quiet forms of prejudice against Jews persist even when they do […]

“F*** Yids” found daubed on telephone box in Stamford Hill

The phrase “F*** Yids” has been found daubed on a telephone box in Stamford Hill. The antisemitic graffiti was discovered inside the phone booth outside Stamford Hill Library, Portland Ave, London N16 6SB. The graffiti was reported by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol. If you have any more information, please contact […]

Labour councillor quits Party to defend herself against antisemitism accusations, leaving Crawley Borough Council with no overall control

A Labour councillor has reportedly resigned from the Party in order to defend herself against antisemitism accusations, leaving Crawley Borough Council with no overall control. Karen Sudan will now sit as an independent on both West Sussex County Council and Crawley Borough Council, leaving Labour and the Conservatives with seventeen councillors each on Crawley Borough Council, such that […]

Conservative MP Chris Green apologises for retweeting poem referencing ‘Rothschilds’ and ‘New World Order’

The Conservative backbench MP Chris Green has apologised for retweeting a poem referencing ‘Rothschilds’ and ‘New World Order’. Mr Green, the MP for Bolton West, earlier retweeted and then deleted a video in which the controversial comedian Chris McGlade reads a poem called “The Right to Hate”. The poem is dedicated to “all those globalists out there” and […]