Safeguarding course falsely claimed Jewish people practice female genital mutilation
It has been reported that an online safeguarding course that was delivered nationwide falsely claimed that Jewish people practiced female genital mutilation. According to Israeli Maariv, the false information was flagged by a dental assistant, who was asked to take the course run by the healthcare group Bupa. The assistant said: “As part of the […]
Alleged social media post by SNP inclusivity official breaches International Definition of Antisemitism
An SNP official recently elected as the Party’s disabled members’ convener is alleged to have published a social media post that breaches the International Definition of Antisemitism. Andy Stuart is claimed to have written on Twitter and Facebook in 2016: “The irony is that Israeli forces are acting no better towards the Palestinians than the Nazi’s [sic] did to the […]
Fifteen-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of vandalising Ilkley War Memorial with swastika graffiti
A fifteen-year-old boy has been arrested after the Ilkley War Memorial was vandalised twice in one week. Police found pink swastikas painted on the memorial on 16th October and again on 19th October. The teenager was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, with both incidents in the West Yorkshire town being treated as racially aggravated hate crimes. Campaign Against […]
Senior local authority officer exposed as operating incendiary far-right anonymous social media channels
A senior local authority officer has been exposed as operating incendiary far-right anonymous social media channels. Leon Mayer, who works as a systems development officer at Swindon Borough Council, is reported to have secretly run Twitter and YouTube accounts that published inflammatory rock songs with racist references to Jews. Mr Mayer has also reportedly been photographed on […]