Antisemitic mural of Dutch footballer Steven Berghuis investigated by police
An antisemitic mural of Dutch footballer Steven Berghuis, who is not himself Jewish, is being investigated by police, it was reported last Friday. The image depicts the footballer wearing a concentration camp uniform and the yellow star that the Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust. The player’s nose was exaggerated in size, a […]
Mezuzah ripped off doorpost at University of British Columbia
A student’s mezuzah was ripped off its doorpost at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the University’s student newspaper reported last week. A mezuzah is a decorative case containing a Jewish prayer which is traditionally fixed to the doorpost of a Jewish home. The incident was said to have occurred on 22nd July, where three individuals were […]
Piers Corbyn suggests “troublemakers” in Jewish areas posted leaflets comparing COVID-19 to Auschwitz through their own doors in “plot” to portray him as antisemitic
Piers Corbyn has suggested that “troublemakers” in Jewish areas posted leaflets created and distributed by Mr Corbyn, which compared the COVID-19 vaccines to the Auschwitz death camp, through their own doors in a “plot” to portray him as antisemitic. Referencing a headline in the Evening Standard that the new COVID-19 vaccines are a “safe path to freedom”, […]