Lord Mayor of Norwich apologises to Jewish community for first known instance of antisemitic blood libel
The Lord Mayor of Norwich has apologised to the Jewish community for the first known instance of the antisemitic blood libel. The original antisemitic blood libel dates to 1144 when Jews were falsely accused of the murder of a boy known as William of Norwich. Following this, accusations of blood libel grew in the Middle […]
Liberal Democrats suspend council candidate following alleged Facebook posts calling antisemitism “a fraud”
The Liberal Democrats have suspended a candidate standing for Rochdale Council after it was reported that he made and shared several incendiary Facebook posts about antisemitism. Guido Fawkes reported that several questionable posts and shared posts had surfaced from the Facebook account of hopeful council candidate Fezan Khalid, with screenshots appearing to corroborate the report. […]
Canadian academic convicted of carrying out terrorist bombing outside Paris Synagogue 43 years ago
A Canadian university professor has been convicted of carrying out a 1980 terrorist bombing outside a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab, 69, a Lebanese-born sociologist of Palestinian-Arab heritage at Carleton University in Ottawa, has been given a life sentence for planting the motorcycle bomb outside the Rue Copernic Synagogue. Four people were killed and 46 […]
CAA to submit complaint to GMC after prominent junior doctor suspended by BMA over jokes on Twitter about gassing the Jews
Campaign Against Antisemitism is to submit a complaint to the General Medical Council (GMC) in relation to a prominent junior doctor with a history of inflammatory posts on social media. Dr Martin Whyte, a Deputy Chair of the Junior Doctors’ Committee who also sits on the Executive of the British Medical Association (BMA), has been […]
Labour must expel Diane Abbott after she claims Jewish people cannot suffer “racism”
The Labour Party has suspended Diane Abbott after she claimed that Jewish people cannot suffer “racism”. Ms Abbott, who has a history of minimising antisemitism in the Labour Party, made the claim in a letter to The Observer newspaper. The letter, published today, was in response to an article by Tomiwa Owolade in last week’s […]
Swastika found at Dartmouth College
A swastika has been discovered at Dartmouth College. It has been reported that, earlier this week, a swastika was found carved into the ground at the College in New Hampshire. It is understood that the symbol has since been reported to the College and subsequently been removed. In an e-mail to its staff and students, […]