Wife of former Conservative MP and minister makes concerning references to “Jewish lobby” in her political memoir
The wife of a former Conservative MP and minister has been criticised over references to the “Jewish lobby” in her political diaries. In her new Diary of an MP’s Wife, Lady Sasha Swire, who is married to Sir Hugo Swire, says that an “investigation into the Jewish lobby infiltrating Parliament” was being conducted in 2017 by the House […]
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says he is “furious” that Greta Sidhu-Robb was shortlisted as Party candidate and says vetting system is “completely flawed”
The new Leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that the Party’s vetting process is “completely flawed” after a candidate was shortlisted despite a past antisemitism scandal. Sir Ed Davey made the comments in an event with Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel and a Jewish communal organisation at the Party’s annual conference, and was referencing the recent […]
“It’s absolutely shocking – a giant symbol of hate”: Swastika spray-painted on car near Bristol over Yom Kippur
A swastika was spray-painted on a car near Bristol over the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. The incident took place in Kingswood, a small town in Gloucestershire near Bristol. A Jewish man who lives next door to where the graffiti was found said that he was “absolutely shocked” to see it. “It’s awful, it’s a gut […]
Nordic Resistance Movement targets Jewish communities during Yom Kippur, days after Finland’s Supreme Court upheld ban on the neo-Nazi group
The Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) launched a series of focused campaigns against Jewish communities in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland throughout the week leading up to Yom Kippur. Images were published on the organisation’s webpage showing deliberate confrontations in front of synagogues and the affixing of antisemitic posters to public spaces. It has been […]
Saudi official praised for fighting antisemitism now accused of past antisemitic remarks
The Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) has been accused of making antisemitic statements in a report recently released by a Washington, D.C. think-tank. Dr. Mohammad al-Issa has been a prominent supporter of Muslim-Jewish understanding and has been recognised for his contribution in the fight against antisemitism, even receiving in June the first […]