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Day: 31 August 2021

JVL’s Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi’s suspension from Labour Party is inexplicably lifted

Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi has claimed that her suspension from the Labour Party has been lifted. Ms Wimborne-Idrissi is the Media Officer of Jewish Voice for Labour, an antisemitism-denial group and sham Jewish representative organisation. She was also previously the Vice-Chair of Chingford and Woodford Green Constituency Labour Party (CLP) before reportedly being removed earlier this year. She was suspended from the Party, it is believed, following a rebellious meeting of her CLP […]

Following Government inquiry, imam who labelled Israel a “terrorist state” and referred to “Jewish, Zionist politicians” is reinstated into counter-extremism role

An imam who labelled Israel a “terrorist state” and referred to “Jewish, Zionist politicians” in a speech has reportedly been reinstated into his counter-extremism role. Mr Chishti co-founded the company Me and You Education, a partner of the Government’s counter-terrorism scheme, “Prevent”, where it is reported that Mr Chishti “fights radicalisation for up to £1,500 […]

Antisemitic abuse on the street leaves well-known Jewish journalist “shaken”

A well-known Jewish journalist was left “shaken” after being subjected to antisemitic abuse on Shabbat afternoon on his way to synagogue in North London. James Marlow was holding a siddur when he was accosted by a passer-by described as “Asian”, according to the Jewish Weekly newspaper, for which Mr Marlow writes. The incident came just hours after […]

New FBI report reveals that of all reported hate crimes committed in 2020 against a religious minority in America, almost 60% were against Jews, consistent with previous year

A new report on hate crimes released this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has shown that 57.5% of hate crimes against a religious minority in the United States are “motivated by offenders’ anti-Jewish bias”. Given that Jews represent only around 2% of the entire population of the United States, this figure is remarkable. It […]

Canadian university plans course on antisemitism taught by academic who tweeted “Zionist pig” and that Jews had “actively contributed” to “genocide”

The University of Victoria in the Canadian province of British Columbia is planning a course on antisemitism to be taught by academic Shamma Boyarin, who has allegedly posted tweets calling a former ADL President a “Zionist pig” and claiming that Jews had “actively contributed” to “ethnic cleansing and genocide.” Mr Boyarin has taught religious studies […]

World’s biggest video-game streaming site tries to curb “hate raids”

Twitch, the world’s biggest streaming site for watching video games, announced that it would introduce new measures to prevent “hate raids” that include antisemitic abuse, images of swastikas, and other racist or homophobic abuse. The move follows complaints from users in minority groups after some users of Twitch were subjected to high levels of abuse […]