Chicago suburb adopts International Definition of Antisemitism
A Chicago suburb is the latest American town to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Forest Park, Illinois, adopted the Definition at a village council meeting on 9th November. The meeting, held online over Zoom, was addressed by senior Jewish figures. The resolution means that the Definition will be available as an âeducational resourceâ to […]
Leading white supremacist, Tom Metzger, dies
Tom Metzger, a leading white supremacist, died from Parkinsonâs disease on 4th November in Hemet, California, according to a spokesperson for the Riverside County Department for Public Health. In the 1970s, Mr Metzger attained the level of State Leader for the Ku Klux Klan in California, and subsequently left to form the White Aryan Resistance […]
Leader of the far-right âProud Boysâ is trying to rebrand the group as explicitly antisemitic
A leader and administrator of the far-right group, Proud Boys, is reportedly attempting to rebrand the organisation as unashamedly white supremacist and antisemitic. The group originally described itself as a âWestern chauvinistâ fraternal organisation, and has previously insisted that its preference for an established âWestern civilisationâ was not fundamentally racist or antisemitic in nature. However, […]
Editor convicted of hate crimes in Canada bases on appeal on his lawyerâs refusal to defend Holocaust denial
The editor of a controversial Toronto free-sheet is basing a legal appeal against a conviction for racial hatred in part on his lawyerâs refusal to defend Holocaust denial. James Sears, the editor of free publication Your Ward News, and its publisher, LeRoy St. Germaine, are appealing against their 2019 convictions for wilfully promoting hatred against […]
Italian demonstrators indicted for racial hatred towards Jews
Four demonstrators who took part in an anti-fascist demonstration in Milan in 2018 have been indicted for racial hatred as a result of abuse and threats allegedly aimed at Jewish demonstrators. The four were indicted for racial or religious hatred offenses allegedly against members of the Jewish Brigade during April 2018 demonstrations to mark the anniversary […]
âSir Keir is offering the Jewish community crumbsâ by withholding the whip from Jeremy Corbyn after former leader was readmitted by sham process
Campaign Against Antisemitism has reacted to Sir Keir Starmerâs statement that he is withholding the whip from Jeremy Corbyn, who was yesterday readmitted to the Labour Party by the same processes that the Equality and Human Rights Commission had declared unfit for purpose. Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: âWe have been conned. We did not go to […]
CAA files new complaint seeking expulsion of Jeremy Corbyn over his responsibility for Labour being found guilty by EHRC of unlawful acts of antisemitism
Today, Campaign Against Antisemitism has filed a further complaint against the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over his personal responsibility for the Party being found guilty of unlawful acts of antisemitism, for which he must be held to account. Mr Corbyn was suspended over remarks he made in reaction to the damning report issued by the Equality and Human […]