Neo-Nazi apologist jailed by French court
A French court has jailed a neo-Nazi apologist for seventeen months over two antisemitic posts online and a third that apparently denied the Holocaust. HervĂ© Lalin, also known as HervĂ© Ryssen, posted the comments between 2017 and 2020 on Facebook and Twitter, and also published a video on YouTube in 2018 titled “The Jews, Incest and Hysteria”. […]
Two Labour councillors in Cumbria investigated for alleged antisemitic comments online
Two Labour councillors in Cumbria are reportedly being investigated over alleged antisemitic comments that they posted online. The investigations into the two Copeland Borough Council councillors – Tom Higgins of Egremont ward and Graham Calvin of Moor Row and Bigrigg ward – follow the expulsion of former Councillor Bill Kirkbride from the Labour Party over “offensive” social […]
Two teenagers suspected of graffitiing swastikas in Borehamwood arrested
Two teenagers who are suspected of arson and graffitiing swastikas in Borehamwood have been arrested. The graffiti was found on Monday evening, the day after Rosh Hashanah, in several locations, including The Campions, Retford Close and Sawtry Way, and was reported by a local councillor, Jeremy Newmark. Hertfordshire Constabulary reportedly said: “Police were called at around 8pm […]
Suspended nurse who led anti-mask protests defends her use of “Auschwitz” and “Nazi” comparisons
A suspended nurse who has led protests against mask-wearing and lockdown restrictions has defended her use of comparisons to Auschwitz and Nazis. Kate Shemirani has reportedly described the NHS as the “new Auschwitz” and claims that the Government’s policies to control the pandemic are reminiscent of “Nazis”. In a recent protest in London, however, she defended the […]
The Guardian corrects Ruth Bader Ginsburg obituary following complaints by CAA and others
The Guardian has confirmed to Campaign Against Antisemitism that, following our complaint, its obituary for the late Jewish United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been corrected to clarify that she remained a proud Jew throughout her life. The obituary originally claimed that Justice Bader Ginsburg had “abandoned her religion” in her teenage years and reiterated in reference […]