Newham Council resigns itself to inaction after suspended Labour councillor Belgica Guaña apologises for horrific social media posts, but police investigation ongoing
Newham Council has resigned itself to inaction after a suspended Labour councillor has issued an “unreserved apology” after Campaign Against Antisemitism made a complaint about her past social media activity. Cllr Belgica Guaña wrote to us saying “I would like to say that I totally agree that the package of articles from the Daily Stormer is horrific and […]
New York and Florida hit with antisemitic graffiti during Yom Kippur
Antisemitic graffiti is reported to have been discovered on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, in both New York City and Weston, Florida. Boxes containing newspapers from Jewish publications were found defaced with swastikas. The boxes were located in a Jewish area of the borough of Queens. Daniel Rosenthal, Assemblymember for the […]
German police investigate synagogue stone-throwing
Police in the German city of Hanover are investigating after a synagogue’s stained-glass window was damaged on Yom Kippur. The window in the women’s gallery was reportedly damaged by a stone at around 19:00, close to the conclusion of the Yom Kippur service. There were no injuries among the 150 congregants. A police spokesperson confirmed […]