CAA puts antisemitism on the BBC. Literally.

From broadcasting chants of ‘Death to the IDF’ and enabling taxpayer funds to go to a family member of Hamas to Gary Lineker publishing a post reminiscent of Nazi propaganda and a BBC Arabic journalist having to apologise for downplaying the 7th October massacre, this year has seen the BBC lurch from one scandal to another.

We’ve submitted complaints, led protests at Broadcasting House and even ran ads across national newspapers. But the BBC has failed to receive the message.

So we decided to take matters into our own hands.

Today, we published our projection of investigative journalist David Collier on BBC Broadcasting House.

In the projection, Mr Collier speaks about the scandal at the BBC earlier this year surrounding the documentary ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’, in which he revealed that licence-fee money had been handed to a family member of Hamas.

Watch the full video here.

For years now, our polling has consistently shown us that when it comes to Jews, our public broadcaster is failing, with 92% of British Jews rating its coverage of matters of Jewish interest as unfavourable.

The BBC is not just another organisation — as a national institution, it has become a symbol of just how bad things have become in our country.

In Mr Collier’s words, “Over and over, the BBC is finding itself at the centre of antisemitism scandals, and its reporting on Israel — the world’s only Jewish state — is viewed by many as being not merely inaccurate and biased, but harmful.”

You can’t tackle antisemitism in Britain without tackling antisemitism at the BBC.

That is why we encourage everyone to join us at Britain’s March Against Antisemitism on Sunday 7th September.

Don’t miss out!

Thousands of you have already signed up to join us for the March.

For those of you who haven’t, make sure that you don’t miss out. Sign up!

Britain is losing its soul and losing the plot.

The authorities have been appeasing extremists and bigots, letting them radicalise our children and run rampant on our streets and campuses, while arresting those who stand up against them.

We need you with us. Stand up. March. Make a difference.

Show your Jewish friends some love

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

You can get yours at antisemitism.org/shop.

Show your Jewish friends some love! Get them in time for the March on Sunday 7th September!

Are retailers profiting from terrorism?

But not everyone wants to share messages of positivity when it relates to Jews.

Earlier this week, we reported that a t-shirt reading, “We are all Palestine Action” was listed for sale on eBay.

On 5th July, Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000, following action from Campaign Against Antisemitism and others.

Under the Act, a person in a public place commits an offence if they wear an item of clothing in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that they are a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.

Prior to its proscription, Palestine Action acted with impunity, vandalising Jewish premises and eventually becoming emboldened enough to sabotage RAF jets.

Retailers have a clear legal and moral duty not to sell such sickening items.

It is understood that the t-shirt has now been removed from sale.

But it’s not just retailers. Normal People author Sally Rooney has vowed to use money that she received from the BBC to fund Palestine Action.

In an interview with the Irish Times, she said: “I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.”

She also said: “If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it.”

This goes far beyond political activism — it is a deliberate statement of intent to channel money towards a group that vandalised RAF jets and terrorised the Jewish community.

Platforms and publishers profiting from her work must urgently review their relationship with her, as they now risk enabling the flow of funds to a terrorist organisation.

We have reported this matter to Counter Terrorism Policing.

This selective outrage tells us everything

Before the UEFA Super Cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur in Udine, Italy, on Wednesday, UEFA unfurled a banner which read: “Stop killing children. Stop killing civilians.”

UEFA has said nothing about the Jewish hostages kept in barbaric captivity for almost two years, nor about the incessant attacks on Israeli civilians throughout this war from terrorists in Gaza and throughout the Middle East.

But all of sudden, they chose a Spurs match — a club commonly associated with the Jewish community — to unfurl this banner.

For centuries, Europe has traded in the blood libel that Jews kill children, and clearly the trope remains as popular as ever. UEFA says that “the message is clear.”

After two years with no acknowledgement of the Jewish children murdered, maimed and traumatised by this war, the message is clear indeed.

To make matters worse, UEFA then reportedly banned Beitar Jerusalem fans from waving signs calling for the return of hostage Rom Braslavski.

Rom has been held in captivity by terrorists for nearly two years in conditions designed to prolong his suffering.

Of the ban, Rom’s brother said: “This is not only hypocrisy, it is antisemitism.”

UEFA has moved from selective outrage to appearing to choose sides. To European football, Jewish lives don’t matter.

Deranged rhetoric from a medical professional

Campaign Against Antisemitism has submitted a complaint to the General Medical Council regarding social media posts on Dr Rameh Aladwan’s social media account.

Some of you will remember that Dr Aladwan rose to prominence and notoriety following an article in the Daily Mail, in which she was exposed for a number of posts published on her social media account.

Below is just a selection of the posts that were referenced in our complaint:

• Responding to another user’s post regarding the GMC, a post, which was published on 25th April, read: “Hey @gmcuk, the world sees you kneeling before your Jewish supremacist masters and the ‘Israeli’ lobby. This is a betrayal of your doctors. Stand with them – not with supremacy, genocide and apartheid.”
• Another post, published on 29th April, read: “I will never condemn the 7th of October.”
• Another post, published on 13th July, read, “Calling them Zionists instead of Jewish supremacists only helps the mass murder continue,” and “If Jews want to be seen as separate from this horror, they need to stop perpetrating it. Until then, the world sees what they are doing, and no amount of deflection, rebranding, or moral posturing will change that.”

It has since been reported that during a speech at a Leeds Palestine protest this weekend, Dr Aladwan described Zionism as “Jewish supremacy” and claimed that a quarter of MPs being funded by the “Israel lobby”.

This deranged rhetoric represents a danger to Jewish people and unquestionably brings the medical profession into disrepute. An individual who expresses views like these has no place in medicine.

The GMC must urgently suspend Dr Aladwan and open an investigation.

Such contemptible conduct is incompatible with the values that we rightly expect of our doctors and nurses.

This appointment must be rescinded

In April, we wrote to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner regarding Baroness Gohir’s membership of the Government’s new Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition.

We still have not heard back.

Lady Gohir’s past activity on social media is extremely concerning. She has no place on a Government committee that is supposed to tackle hatred.

On Friday, The Daily Telegraph published details of the letter, putting pressure on Ms Rayner and her office for a response.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government told the paper: “The department will shortly be responding to the letter from the Campaign Against Antisemitism.”

Again, we have heard nothing.

You can’t fight bigotry with bigotry. This appointment must be rescinded.

It is disappointing that after several months we are yet to hear back from Ms Rayner, let alone for Lady Gohir to be removed from the Working Group.

Get involved in our education work

Do you want to support Jewish students on campus and develop the skills and experience to become a powerful voice in the fight against antisemitism?

We are looking for a full-time paid School and Campus Educator for up to eight months, starting in September 2025.

You will be working alongside our Education Officer in our Central London office from Monday to Thursday.

This role is suited for a recent graduate.

For more information and to apply, please visit antisemitism.org/jobs.

Over the past week, many of you have shared photos of antisemitic vandalism with us.

From boycott stickers on supermarket shelves to a swastika merged with the Star of David spray-painted onto a shop window, these acts of intimidation know no bounds.

We will continue to call out this appalling behaviour and refuse to accept it as our new normal.

Image credit: Jeremy Coleman/Campaign Against Antisemitism