Antisemitic protest signs prompt hate speech investigations in FranceÂ
Antisemitic protest signs have prompted hate speech and incitement of violence investigations in France. In recent weeks, France has seen regular protests in response to the introduction of the “health pass”, a new strategy designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and an attempt to safely reopen public venues. Examples of a health pass reportedly […]
John Ware wins first stage of libel case against JVL’s Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi
John Ware, the maker of the BBC Panorama documentary “Is Labour Antisemitic”, has won the first stage of his libel lawsuit against two members of the antisemitism-denial group and sham Jewish representative organisation, Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL). The libel action concerns comments made by Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, one of the group’s founders and its Media Officer, on Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 show, in which she claimed […]
68-year-old man arrested for painting swastika outside of synagogue in Spain
A 68-year-old man was arrested last week for allegedly painting a swastika outside of a synagogue in Spain. The swastika was reportedly painted onto one of the bollards in front of the ChamberĂ synagogue in Madrid on Saturday 31st July, the Jewish Sabbath. The suspect, who is accused of having committed a crime against Fundamental […]
Porn sites allow antisemitic content to remain despite being notified
It has been reported that pornography sites have allowed antisemitic content to remain on their platforms despite being notified about it. Attempts to flag the videos have reportedly been ignored. Dozens of videos containing antisemitic themes have been found, including some where actors dressed as Nazis act out scenes in which they rape Jewish women. […]
Argentina condemns Iran over promotion of man allegedly to linked to fatal Jewish community centre attack
Argentina has strongly condemned the nomination by Iran of Ahmad Vahidi to be the new interior minister. Mr Vahidi is a former head of Quds, the paramilitary wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard. In that role, Mr Vahidi is a leading suspect in the planning of the 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community […]
Police investigate assault on Jewish pensioner outside London West End theatre
Police are investigating an assault on a Jewish pensioner that occurred outside a theatre in London’s West End. Ronnie Phillips, 72, was leaving a performance of Leopoldstadt, a play about the Holocaust, at Wyndham’s Theatre last Thursday when he was “slapped round the head and his kippah thrown to the ground”, according to his wife […]
Hackers vandalise Wikipedia pages with images of swastikas
Some of Wikipedia’s most popular pages were very briefly vandalised with pictures of swastikas after the online encyclopaedia was hacked on Monday. The antisemitic images replaced the text and pictures briefly to a number of pages dedicated to celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, and Madonna. The entry for Joseph Stalin also briefly displayed Nazi […]