Leeds tenant sentenced after bombarding landlord with antisemitic e-mails following eviction notice
A Leeds tenant has been sentenced after pleading guilty in connection with antisemitic e-mails to her landlord following an eviction notice. Julie Ann Rycroft, 66 and now of Garforth, was accused by a judge at Leeds Crown Court of having “lost all sense of rationality” after she sent 148 e-mails over four months. The substance […]
UN finally issues mild condemnation of antisemitism
77 years since it was established, the United Nations has finally passed a resolution that includes a condemnatory reference to antisemitism. The joint UK-United Arab Emirates resolution – Security Council resolution 2686 on Tolerance and International Peace and Security – expressed “deep concern” at discrimination, including antisemitism. The four-page resolution made a solitary reference to […]
Arrest made following report of Jewish passengers abused on bus in Manchester
An arrest has been made following a report that Jewish passengers were abused on a bus in Manchester. The alleged incident occurred on the 98 bus Go North West bus service from Shudehill station to Bury when a man reportedly verbally assaulted Jewish passengers before spitting on the driver. Greater Manchester Police Traffic wrote on […]
Online troll taunted sister of Hillsborough disaster victim, including tweet about “Jewish rapists”
An online troll who taunted a woman whose brother died in the fatal 1989 crush at Hillsborough Stadium has been sentenced. Zakir Hussain, 28, had pleaded guilty to five counts of sending messages on a public communication network that were grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene, or menacing character. He was handed a fourteen-week […]
Four men on trial charged with plotting terrorist attacks at Jewish sites in France
Four young men have been put on trial, charged with plotting terrorist attacks at Jewish sites in France. Prosecutors have stated that the group conspired together via a group chat titled “Operation WaffenKraft”. The Waffen-SS was the paramilitary branch of the Nazi Party. The targets discussed on the group chat allegedly included the office of […]