This Sunday, we will gather near the BBC and march

Britain’s March Against Antisemitism is just one week away, and we can announce the starting point.

We set off at 13:00 this Sunday (7th September), gathering at the corner of Hallam Street and Weymouth Street, Marylebone, London W1W 6JJ, on a route that we will confirm later in the week, passing the BBC and London’s landmarks.

Don’t sit on the sidelines! Come march and make your voice heard!

How do I get to the march?

If you are driving, single yellow lines and pay-by-phone bays are free to use all day on Sundays in the area around the start of the march. Please always check signage yourself before parking.

We are aware that there may be a strike on the London Underground on the day of the march. These strikes are usually cancelled, but in case this one is not, we have a plan.

Please note that the Elizabeth line and the Overground lines will still be operating as normal on the day.

Please see below for advice on how to reach the starting point in the event that the strike proceeds.

• From Euston: You can either walk for 15 minutes or take the 205 bus.
• From Kings Cross/St Pancras: You can either walk for 25 minutes or take the 73 bus to Euston Square and walk for 15 minutes.
• From Waterloo: You can either walk for 40 minutes or take the 139 bus to Oxford Circus and walk for 10 minutes.
• From Paddington: You can either walk for 30 minutes, or take the Elizabeth line to Bond Street and walk for 15 minutes or take the 27 bus to Great Portland Street and then walk 6 minutes.
• From Liverpool Street: You can either take the Elizabeth line to Bond Street and walk for 15 minutes or take the 205 bus to Great Portland Street and then walk 5 minutes.
• From Marylebone: You can either walk 20 minutes or take the 453 bus from Great Central Street to New Cavendish Street.

If you still need advice on how to get to the march, please e-mail us.

No Bank Holiday from Hate

As the country returned to work from a relaxing bank holiday weekend, Bournemouth’s Jewish community was still recovering from a spate of incidents that took place during the Jewish Sabbath.

Rabbi Benzion Alperowitz walked out of his home in the city only to discover that someone had daubed a swastika — the Nazi symbol of the perpetrators of the genocide of six million Jewish men, women and children — on his house.

It transpired that a number of swastikas had been scrawled elsewhere across the area as well.

In Dorset, a Jewish boy had reportedly been shot at on Shabbat with an air rifle by someone in a car, who reportedly first took the opportunity to make derogatory comments towards him. It is understood that the boy sustained a head injury. Someone has been arrested in connection with this alleged assault.

At a protest outside the Israeli Embassy in London, an activist declared: “This will become the Embassy of Palestine. There will be no peace until Israel is destroyed. We want Palestine in the 1948 borders.”

In footage from a recent Bob Vylan concert, one of its members is heard calling for “armed resistance” against the IDF and the Metropolitan Police.

During the opening ceremony of the Wheelchair Basketball Nations Cup, every member of the British team turned their backs to the Israeli players during Israel’s national anthem.

For the past two years, British Jews and decent Britons across the country have watched in horror as our country has changed.

Extremists and bigots are getting their way, radicalising children, running rampant on our streets and campuses and even spreading venom through our national broadcaster, all without fear of consequences.

Too many of our civic institutions have responded, if at all, with appeasement. Many of our police forces have chosen to give into the marching mobs, arresting those who stand up against them.

This has to be the moment that the country wakes up.

We need you with us. Stand up. March. Make a difference. Go to antisemitism.org/march.

“Is there a f***ing Zionist in this group chat?”: Campaign Against Antisemitism projects campus antisemitism back onto KCL

Today, we published a video of a Jewish student recounting dire experiences in her first year at King’s College London (KCL). The video was projected onto KCL premises.

In the projection, the student, Tali, speaks about the hostilities that she has faced on campus from fellow students, including seeing messages in a group chat reading, “Is there a f***ing Zionist in this group chat?” and “Bitch get down,” in reference to her.

She also discusses the failures of university staff to assist her when she raised concerns for her safety, including potentially victim-blaming advice such as: “It may be helpful to try to understand why the other students are behaving this way.”

She had to rely on her brother to escort her to classes.

The video ends with Tali calling on people to join her at Britain’s March Against Antisemitism on Sunday 7th September.

Tali’s experience is absolutely scandalous.

What happened to her and the University’s apparent failure to address the threatening racism that she has faced is symptomatic of the deep rot of antisemitism that has spread across campuses nationwide. Behind the façade of virtuous anti-racism rhetoric, universities have become epicentres of Jew-hatred: Jewish students are abused, Jewish societies are trolled and Jewish institutions are vandalised.

Tali’s harrowing testimony lays bare not only the hostility faced by Jews on campus, but also the staggering failures of those in positions of responsibility. KCL has failed — and it must act decisively to protect Jewish students before more damage is done.

This vicious Jew-hatred and the authorities’ failure to grapple with it is why we will be marching in central London this Sunday against antisemitism and extremism.

Watch the full video here.

As Jewish children begin to return to school and Jewish students make preparations for university, many of them – and their parents – will be thinking not only of the opportunities ahead of them but also of the risks to their welfare and safety.
That may because of hostile teachers or radical academics, but it may also be because of racist peers who have a problem with Jews (sorry: ‘Zionists’).

At Campaign Against Antisemitism, we continue to do whatever we can to defend the rights and dignity of Jewish schoolchildren and students, as well as faculty and staff who face discrimination in the workplace and in their trade unions.

Sadly, the education sector is not only not immune to the pervasive antisemitism in our society but is actually one of its principal incubators. Our work is more essential than ever.

You can contribute to the fight against this scourge by supporting our work with youth and on campuses – educating, empowering, supporting victims and holding authorities to account.

If you want to support our work in the education sector, go to antisemitism.org/donate.

Become a Student Ambassador!

One example of our work on campus is our unique Student Ambassador programme.

We are looking for Student Ambassadors for the coming academic year who can make a real positive difference to campus life.

More information is available at antisemitism.org/become-a-student-ambassador.

Places are limited and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so don’t wait to apply!

What will you be wearing this Sunday?

Many of you have already bought our new apparel, including our I ♥️ my Jewish friends t-shirts, with some even sending us photos.

Also available in time for the march is our new United Against Antisemitism t-shirts.

How often can you walk in the centre of London and proudly declare your opposition to anti-Jewish racism without fear of strange looks or hostile reactions?

For once, this Sunday, you can.

You can get yours at antisemitism.org/shop.

It’s obvious to Australia, so why not to us?

It is obvious to the Australian Government: Iran is behind attacks on Jews in Australia.

It is obvious to the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.

It was obvious to Foreign Secretary David Lammy and to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper before the election when they promised to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

So why is the IRGC still legal in the UK?

This Government must keep its word and proscribe the IRGC now, as Australia has just done, before people are hurt or killed on our streets.

Sign the petition now.