University and College Unionâs âreputation in the Jewish community is in the gutterâ after its KCL branch passes motion calling on University to revoke adoption of International Definition of Antisemitism
Kingâs College Londonâs (KCL) branch of the University and College Union (UCU) has passed a motion calling on the University to revoke its adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism two years ago. The motion noted the call by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on universities to adopt the Definition and said that the branch was âgravely concernedâ that KCL allegedly […]
German antisemitism envoy sounds alarm after girl compares social distancing with the experience of Holocaust victim Anne Frank
A German government official has raised concerns that antisemitism is emerging as a common and unifying ideology among protestors against pandemic lockdown measures after an eleven-year-old German girl compared holding a socially-distanced birthday party with the plight of the Holocaust victim Anne Frank. The childâs comparison, made at a protest, has provoked further concern from […]
Senior United Nations official asks whether Labour politician pledging to Jewish audience that she will fight antisemitism has also âoffered solidarity to Palestiniansâ
A senior official at the United Nations has tweeted to ask whether a Labour Party politician pledging to a Jewish audience that she will fight antisemitism has also âoffered solidarity to Palestiniansâ. Mark Seddon is media advisor to the President of the General Assembly and has previously worked as a speechwriter for a former UN Secretary-General, as […]
Lancaster University Studentsâ Union BME officer told to âstop being a Zionist shillâ and a âgay n*****râ in appalling responses to feedback form
Lancaster Universityâs Studentsâ Unionâs Black and Minority Ethnic Officer was told to âstop being a Zionist shillâ and ââstop being a gay n*****râ in a feedback form. Last Wednesday, Max Kafula contacted students inviting them to provide feedback on his work in his capacity as an officer in the Studentsâ Union, but he was forced to shut down […]
CAA says CPS âignoring Jewish victimsâ after it closes most police investigations into Labour antisemitism
Campaign Against Antisemitism has said that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is âignoring Jewish victimsâ after it closed most police investigations into Labour antisemitism. The Metropolitan Police has reportedly dropped fifteen of the 23 criminal investigations in relation to Labour antisemitism without charges. It is understood that the decisions in most of the cases were taken after […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism across Canada
Prime Minister of Canada named the Hon. Irwin Cotler as Canadaâs Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism on 25th November. Mr Cotler is a retired politician, academic and esteemed human rights advocate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains that the country and its government is committed to reinforcing and strengthening Canadaâs efforts to […]
German far-right barred from holding âStop Zionism!â demonstration at site of synagogue destroyed by Nazis
Authorities in the northern German city of Braunschweig acted recently to prevent a neo-Nazi group from holding a demonstration at the site of a synagogue destroyed by the Nazis in 1938. The demonstration, held under the banner âStop Zionism!â, was promoted on social media by the far-right party Die Rechte with other anti-Zionist and antisemitic […]