CAA produces video about Just Stop Oil: “Just stop trivialising the Holocaust”
Campaign Against Antisemitism has produced a video about Just Stop Oil in which we say: “Just stop trivialising the Holocaust.” The controversial environmental activist organisation, which gained notoriety for its public stunts intended to cause inconvenience to the general public as a means of bringing attention towards oil usage which has included throwing soup on […]
UB40 band members reported to have a history of antisemitism online
According to a report, two members of the British reggae band, UB40, have been found to have a history of antisemitism online. Norman Hassan, the band’s Percussionist, appears to have made numerous comparisons of Israelis to Nazis on Twitter, according to journalist David Lange. One tweet reads: “…the world turned a blind eye in 1930 […]
Dame Melinda Simmons, British Ambassador to Ukraine, on antisemitism: “Call it out”
Dame Melinda Simmons, who has served as the British Ambassador to Ukraine since 2019, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where she spoke on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “denazification” comments, and gave advice to those looking to fight antisemitism. This podcast can be listened to here, or watched here. “Call it […]
Anjem Choudary, one of Britain’s leading Islamists, has been arrested on terrorism charges
One of Britain’s leading Islamists has been arrested on terrorism charges. Anjem Choudary, born in the UK and of Pakistani descent, failed his first-year medical exams at the University of Southampton due to his party lifestyle, but eventually graduated in law, later becoming Chairman of the Society of Muslim Lawyers. He became radicalised in the […]
EU commissioner supports suspending funding to Palestinian Authority due to antisemitism in textbooks
An EU commissioner has backed calls to suspend aid to the Palestinian Authority pending the removal of antisemitism from its textbooks. Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, expressed his support for the suspension following the passage of a resolution by the European Parliament. The resolution demands the suspension of aid to the […]
Roald Dahl Museum to add plaque apologising for author’s antisemitism
The Roald Dahl Museum is to add a plaque apologising for the author’s antisemitism. The museum, which was founded in 2001 by the author’s widow, Liccy, said in a statement: “The Dahl family and the Roald Dahl Story Company deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt caused by Roald Dahl’s antisemitic statements. Those prejudiced […]