NUS under fire on several fronts after failing to attend Education Committee hearing in wake of Lowkey scandal
After a representative from the National Union of Students (NUS) failed to attend a hearing of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, the controversial union is coming under fire on several fronts. The Chair of the Committee, Robert Halfon MP, excoriated NUS for failing to send a representative to attend his hearing on Tuesday, particularly given […]
Israeli Knesset member’s virtual meeting zoombombed with antisemitic abuse
A member of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, is reported to have tried to hold a Zoom meeting about the relationship between Israel and Jews in the diaspora, only for him to become a target for references to Hitler and the Nazis. Zoombombing is when people join a Zoom video call with the intention of derailing […]
Boris Johnson calls for “irreversible change” after branding British universities too “tolerant of casual or indeed systematic antisemitism”
The Prime Minister has called for “irreversible change” after branding British universities too “tolerant of casual or indeed systematic antisemitism”. Boris Johnson was responding to a question by Andrew Percy MP in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions. Mr Percy, who is the co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Antisemitism, said: “Sadly, in my role as […]
Controversial councillor who joked about “Jew process” and was expelled from Labour Party now joins Greens
A controversial councillor infamous for joking about “Jew process” and who was expelled from the Labour Party has now been welcomed to the Green Party. Jo Bird, who re-joined the Labour Party in 2015 when Jeremy Corbyn was running for the Party’s leadership, has a long history of controversy relating to Jews, including renaming ‘due process’ in the Labour Party as “Jew process”, for […]
“These days, any criticism of Israel is deemed ‘antisemitic’,” says inflammatory columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in her latest use of Livingstone Formulation
The controversial columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, has deployed the Livingstone Formulation yet again, asserting that “These days, any criticism of Israel is deemed ‘antisemitic’.” Ms Brown made the claim in a column this week for the i newspaper on Israel’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The “Livingstone Formulation”, named by sociologist David Hirsch after the controversial former Mayor of London, […]
Broadcaster Angela Epstein reveals her son was rounded upon for wearing skullcap
The journalist and broadcaster Angela Epstein appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where she revealed that her son was nearly assaulted by three men after they had seen him wearing his skullcap, or kippah. When Ms Epstein was asked by our host whether she was surprised that polling by Campaign Against […]