Arrest made in connection with series of violent assaults in Stamford Hill
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of assaults in Stamford Hill on 18th August. The Metropolitan Police’s Central East Command Unit has been investigating, with groups including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol, putting out witness appeals. The suspect is being held at an East London police station on suspicion of […]
70 Jewish U.S. State Department officials urge Secretary of State to fire “openly antisemitic” employee
A group of 70 Jewish officials from the United States Department of State has urged the Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is also Jewish, to fire an “openly antisemitic” employee. This is the second time this year that the Secretary of State has been called upon to fire Fritz Berggren, a Foreign Service officer at […]
BBC Bargain Hunt expert apologises for sale of Nazi memorabilia at his auction house
BBC Bargain Hunt expert Tim Weeks has apologised after it was revealed that Nazi memorabilia was due to be sold at his auction house. Some of the items that were listed in Mr Weeks’ Wessex Auction Rooms auction included a £2,000 Third Reich banner, a £300 swastika and a collection of badges. The items have since […]
Victoria becomes first Australian state to ban display of Nazi symbols
Victoria is expected to become the first Australian state to ban the display of Nazi symbols, it was announced today. The proposed law is expected to come into effect during the first half of next year and would ban the public display of swastikas and other Nazi symbols, but not for educational or historical purposes. […]
Hours after coming under fire, Greece’s new Health Minister apologises for inflammatory Auschwitz comment from 2009
Hours after coming under fire for inflammatory comments he made in 2009 when defending his father who was accused of inciting racism, Greece’s new Health Minister has apologised. Thanos Plevris, a lawyer who is reported to have a “far-right, anti-immigrant and extremist background”, became Greece’s new Health Minister on Tuesday. However, The Central Board of Jewish Communities […]