60% of Jews in Queensland, Australia have experienced antisemitism, survey shows
60 percent of Jews in Queensland, Australia have experienced antisemitism, a new survey conducted by the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies shows. Speaking to the Brisbane Times on Monday, Board of Deputies Vice-President Jason Steinberg said that of those Jews who reported antisemitism, âhalf were either abused, harassed, intimidated or bullied simply because they are Jewish […]
âJews should be killedâ said Norwegian imam in Facebook posts
Police are investigating after a series of antisemitic Facebook posts, apparently spanning years, from a Norwegian imam were revealed recently. Noor Ahmad Noor is an imam who served as the Director for the Norway branch of Minhaj-ul-Quran, an international non-governmental Muslim organisation that is said to be thought of as moderate and geared toward outreach, […]
âCamp Auschwitzâ and â6 million wasnât enoughâ neo-Nazi merchandise found on Pinterest
Merchandise featuring the neo-Nazi slogans âCamp Auschwitzâ and â6mweâ have been found on the image-sharing social media platform, Pinterest. Last week, an article from The Markup revealed that 64 âpinsâ â images that can be uploaded and shared â featured merchandise containing the acronym â6mweâ, the neo-Nazi acronym for the phrase â6 million wasnât enoughâ, which […]
âF*** all the Jews, Allah will kill you allâŚFree Palestine!â: two men suspected of assaulting Jewish customers at Bournemouth bike hire shop
Two men have allegedly assaulted two Jewish customers at a bicycle shop in Bournemouth. Two men, who were returning their bicycles after a rental session, unleashed a tirade, which continued for some time, telling them: âF*** all the Jews, Allah will kill you allâ and âFree Palestineâ. The two Jewish customers, who were speaking to the […]
Bedfordshire Police remove Nazi âDeathâs Head Unitsâ flag flying at private home
Bedfordshire Police have removed a Nazi skull and crossbones flag flying outside a private home. The flag bore the symbol of the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV), or âDeathâs Head Unitsâ, which were responsible for administering concentration camps and death camps in Nazi-controlled territories. The flag was reported to the police, who visited the residence and issued a Community Resolution Order […]
Pro-Corbyn faction plans motion at Labour conference to reinstate whip to former leader
A Pro-Corbyn faction within the Labour Party is reportedly planning to present a motion at the Partyâs conference in September to reinstate the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. The proposal, drafted by the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, would hand power over Labourâs disciplinary process as it affects MPs to members, enabling them to restore Mr Corbyn to the Parliamentary […]