Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers sentenced to death
Robert Bowers, the individual who committed the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, has been sentenced to death. Mr Bowers, 50, opened fire inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on 27th October 2018 – a Shabbat morning – armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle and multiple handguns. From the three congregations sharing the building that Shabbat […]
CAA delivers training at Claremont Senior School following reports of antisemitic incidents
Campaign Against Antisemitism recently delivered training at Claremont Senior School in East Sussex. The training came in response to a request from the parent of a child at the school after their child had experienced a number of incidents of antisemitism. Campaign Against Antisemitism delivered the training in two sessions: one for staff and one […]
Terror suspects’ phone had a photos of Mumbai Chabad centre
Police in India have found photos of a Chabad centre in Mumbai on a phone that allegedly belongs to two terror suspects. The suspects, Mohammed Imran, 23, and Mohammed Yunus Saki, 24, were arrested on 18th July in relation to a planned attack in another location. They are believed to be members of Al-Sufa, an […]
Swastikas found in Nassau school playground
Antisemitic graffiti has been discovered on playground equipment at Chatterton School in Nassau County. The vandalism consists of two swastikas, which appear to have been spray-painted onto the equipment. The vandalism was reported to the local authorities and is under investigation. Campaign Against Antisemitism reports on news and incidents relating to antisemitism throughout the United […]
Man who owned Hitler portrait and called for extermination of Jews is jailed
A man who called for the extermination of Jewish people and whose house was adorned with Nazi paraphernalia, including a portrait of Adolf Hitler, has been jailed. Samuel Doyle, 40, had also called for the extermination of the LGBTQ+ community online, and had Nazi flags and fridge magnets and fascist and racist manifestos and books, […]
Patriotic Alternative splinter group applies to become political party
It has been revealed that Homeland, a splinter group of former Patriotic Alternative (PA) members, has applied to become a political party. According to The Ferret, the Home Office contacted the Electoral Commission to alert it that the group was attempting to register with the Commission “by stealth”. It is understood that the Home Office […]
Labour MP faces backlash over Corbyn invitation as two councillors come under fire over antisemitism claims
A Labour Party MP is facing a backlash after inviting Jeremy Corbyn to speak at an event. Kate Osamor, the MP for Edmonton, has been criticised following a post on her Facebook page about her “political summer school”. The post read: “Really pleased to be joined by Jeremy Corbyn at my Political Summer School. Without […]
Holocaust Centre North apologises over training course press release
A Holocaust centre has apologised for the language that it used in a press release for a managerial training course that it offered. The Holocaust Centre North, in Huddersfield, launched a programme last month which is designed to teach “modern leaders” how to learn from twentieth-century dictators about office culture and inclusion. In a press […]