Disgraced Baroness Tonge announces intention to step down from House of Lords
The disgraced peer, Baroness Tonge, has reportedly announced her intention to step down from the House of Lords. She reportedly told the Jewish News: “I have always promised myself and my family that I would retire when I am 80 years old which is in mid- February. I informed the authorities some months ago. Indeed […]
Positive review of Jewish Cookbook in The Observer sparks antisemitic comments online
A newspaper review hailing a Jewish cookbook has sparked a slew of antisemitic slurs online. After Jewish journalist Jay Rayner wrote a piece for The Observer, in which he commended Claudia Roden’s Book of Jewish Food for its revival of traditional Jewish recipes in homes and restaurants, the article was posted on The Guardian’s Facebook […]
Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre removes antisemitic books in bid to reduce racial hatred
Latin America’s largest online retailer, Mercado Libre, is removing from sale antisemitic merchandise, including books such as Mein Kampf and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. In February the Buenos Aires-based retailer revealed that it had signed an agreement with the Latin American branch of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to fight antisemitism. As […]
“It is time that Piers Corbyn faces the legal consequences of his trolling of Jews” after the anti-lockdown activist is arrested over flyers comparing pandemic rules to Auschwitz
The Metropolitan Police has disclosed that it arrested a 73-year-old man in Southwark yesterday on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance. Campaign Against Antisemitism and others have reported recently that Piers Corbyn, the brother of the former Labour leader, conceived and has been distributing grotesque flyers comparing lockdown rules to Auschwitz. Referencing a headline […]