CAA and Shomrim showcase collaborative efforts at Stamford Hill Open Day attended by thousands
Campaign Against Antisemitism showcased our collaborative efforts with our friends and partners at Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol, at a well-attended community event earlier this week. We participated in the volunteer group’s annual Open Day where we met with members of the Stamford Hill community, including communal leaders, and spoke to […]
Poster asking if antisemitism is “humane” found on Golders Green bus stop
A poster asking if antisemitism is “humane” was found on a Golders Green bus stop earlier this week. Also written on the poster were the words “Israel = ISIS” and “Restore Palestine”. In June, a near-identical poster was discovered, also in Golders Green. Golders Green is a neighbourhood renowned for its large Jewish population. According […]
Meta cleans up new chatbot after it was found to promote antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories
Meta has cleaned up its new chat after it was found to be promoting antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories. Last week, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, unveiled BlenderBot 3, the latest version of its artificially intelligent chat system, as a work in progress. Two years ago, Facebook’s artificial intelligence chatbot at the time, called Blender, drew attention for […]
The creator behind the popular Instagram page, jewishmemesonly, on dismantling antisemitic conspiracies with memes
Shoshana Gottlieb, a writer, content creator and podcaster who is best known for running the popular Instagram account ‘jewishmemesonly’, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where she discussed how she uses memes as a means of mocking and dismantling antisemitic conspiracy theories. “Memes are a recurring internet joke. It’s usually a […]
Jewish Voice for Labour’s Glyn Secker says “Jews who place Israel at the core of their being” are an “obscenity”
A senior Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) official has said that “Jews who place Israel at the core of their being” are an “obscenity”. In footage published by the Jewish News, Glyn Secker, the Secretary of JVL, can appear to be heard making the remarks in his speech at a protest this week organised by Stop The War, the […]
Rabbis who quit Len McCluskey’s Unite over stance on antisemitism join GMB
A group of rabbis who quit the Unite union during Len McCluskey’s tenure as General Secretary have this week joined the GMB union after it passed a motion condemning antisemitism. In 2018, five Progressive rabbis terminated their membership of the Faith Workers’ Branch of Unite over Mr McCluskey’s stance on Labour antisemitism. In a letter to the union at the time, they wrote: “Len […]
Toronto rabbi allegedly kept on hold for hours by police when trying to report multiple attempted break-ins at Jewish community centre
A rabbi has alleged that he was kept on hold for hours by Toronto Police when he was trying to report multiple attempted break-ins at a Jewish community centre. Rabbi Shmuel Neft, the Director of the Jewish Russian Community Centre (JRCC) in North Toronto, has claimed that on several recent occasions, video surveillance showed that an individual […]
French Government vows to change law to expel radical imam with history of inflammatory comments about Jews
The French Government has vowed to change the law in order to be able to expel a radical imam with a history of inflammatory comments about Jews. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that Hassan Iquioussen is an enemy of France who had “no place” in the country. Mr Iquioussen, 59, is a Moroccan citizen who has lived […]
Suspect arrested in connection with swastika graffiti in Pikesville, Maryland, while antisemitic graffiti in Bethesda still under investigation
Charges have been issued in connection to antisemitic graffiti found on residential mailboxes last week in Pikesville, Maryland. Benjamin Katz, 31, has been arrested by Baltimore County Police in connection with the graffiti, which reportedly resembled a large swastika with the word “Cox” spraypainted above, an apparent reference to Dan Cox, a politician who won a recent […]
Two minors sentenced in Germany for brutal assault on Jewish man after being charged with antisemitic incitement
Two minors have been sentenced in Germany following a brutal assault on a Jewish man in Hamburg last year. The court heard how the two unnamed brothers, aged seventeen and fifteen, approached a small demonstration against antisemitism and in support of Israel in the city in September 2021. The brothers, accompanied by a female friend, reportedly shouted […]
American man admits to wanting to blow up local synagogue because “he hates Jews”
The Department of Justice has disclosed that a man from St Louis, Missouri, has admitted to threatening to blow up a local synagogue in 2021. Cody Steven Rush, 30, made the declaration in US District Court on Monday. Mr Rush said that he called the FBI on 5th November 2021 saying that he wanted to blow up […]