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As Labour reaches first “key monitoring date” in Action Plan agreed with EHRC, CAA evaluates disappointing lack of progress

Peterborough’s Labour Party and Conservative Association rocked by allegations of antisemitism just days before local elections, resulting in suspensions

Calls for controversial London mayoral candidate to step down after his video interview with antisemitic hate preacher David Icke resurfaces

European Liberal Youth adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Jewish life in Afghanistan will end with departure of last Jew later this year

UK moves to proscribe neo-Nazi groups Atomwaffen Division and National Socialist Order

Jeremy Corbyn loses appeal in first stage of defamation case brought by Jewish activist in relation to infamous “Zionist irony” comments

SNP candidate’s comment comparing Goebbels and the Labour Party’s political strategy in Scotland “diminish the meaning and memory of the Holocaust”

Conservative candidate reportedly remorseful over “Jew Boy” social media post

Jewish Voice for Labour official previously accused of denying antisemitism is invited to chair Party disciplinary panel on antisemitism

Labour Party will no longer back controversial long-serving councillor forcing him to run as independent for first time in 43 years

Lodz local councillor was “only joking” with antisemitic quip in support of farmers

CAA calls newly-emerged comments by SNP candidate comparing Conservatives to Hitler and the Holocaust “disgraceful” and “ignorant”

Kentucky Libertarian Party compares vaccine passports to Nazi yellow stars

On one year anniversary of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, he has yet to convince he’s serious about tackling antisemitism

Sir Keir Starmer meekly threatens Jew-haters with ‘formal warnings’ lasting 18 months in antisemitism handbook that reads like a bad April Fool’s joke

Conservative councillor in Bury has whip removed over allegedly antisemitic comments in job interview

Strasbourg City Council rejects International Definition of Antisemitism wrongly claiming it stifles criticism

Incoherent Labour disciplinary decision removes Preston Tabois as London Assembly candidate but keeps him on as councillor and member

Brazilian political leader accuses Jews of sacrificing children

Plaid Cymru’s inaction on complaints undermines worthwhile recommendations in its new internal report on antisemitism

Labour disciplinary process in chaos once more as Cllr Noah Tucker reportedly re-suspended within days of being controversially readmitted to Party

Serious questions for Labour Party after suspension lifted for two Haringey councillors with history of inflammatory comments

Labour activist suing Labour for employing Israeli social media manager reportedly declared his “love” for founder of genocidal antisemitic terror group

Arrest for leader of Canadian far-right party who allegedly said Jews should be removed “once-and-for-all, from our country”

Disgraced peer Shami Chakrabarti who authored whitewash report into Labour antisemitism tells pupils not to leave victims of discrimination to “stand up for themselves”

CAA asks St Paul’s School why disgraced peer Shami Chakrabarti who authored whitewash report into Labour antisemitism will address pupils on “equality between people”

Progressive think-tank and Canadian Jews condemn political party’s invitation to “toxic” Corbyn

Cross-party group of 100 MPs and peers berates Bristol University for inaction over David Miller and accuses him of bringing the University “into disrepute”

British Columbia mayor caught in Indigenous Peoples racism row admits Facebook post trivialising the Holocaust

Secretary of State urged to sack State Department official who said Jews are “brood of vipers”

CAA launches petition demanding BBC apologise for asking “should Jews count as an ethnic minority?” in response to Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner ignoring past Jewish political leaders

Kentucky’s state legislature unanimously adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Speaker who referenced “thieving Jews” dropped by leading US political organisation

Green Party continues to wage war on International Definition of Antisemitism

Dutch politician calls Nuremberg trials “illegitimate”

Member of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm” resigns without apology after controversial comments come to light

French Jewish politician told Muslims will “deal with” her and to prepare for death camps

“Good riddance”: Disgraced Baroness Tonge steps down from House of Lords today

Democrats blasted for giving senior human rights role to congresswoman described as “virulent antisemite”

Portuguese hero facing backlash over antisemitic tweet

“Skulduggery continues” as Labour reportedly drops without a word its quiet investigation into Deputy Leader Angela Rayner launched following CAA complaint

Conservative local council candidate dropped after reference to “Aryan race” in tweet to Jewish MP

Gavin Williamson suggests financial penalties for universities over antisemitism, as CAA provides audit of universities

Swiss Jews act as far-right party publishes new edition of Protocols

Disgraced Baroness Tonge announces intention to step down from House of Lords

New Republican in Congress faces expulsion from committees over antisemitic conspiracy theories

Belgian Prime Minister’s home vandalised with swastikas

CAA submits evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights to counter claims that International Definition of Antisemitism restricts freedom of expression

Sir Desmond Swayne reportedly warned by Conservative Party over his appearance on controversial online programme The Richie Allen Show after complaints from CAA and others

New Zealand’s failure to do more to help European Jews in 1930’s is “a stain on our history”, says Governor-General

Chair of Labour in Newham to be investigated over alleged antisemitism just days after his deputy is suspended over alleged antisemitic social media activity

Antwerp attack on Orthodox boy after Mayor criticises Jewish community over alleged non-compliance with coronavirus precautions

Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary calls on all Labour Councils and universities to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism

CAA calls for immediate Conservative Party investigation after Sir Desmond Swayne appears on notorious conspiracy theorist online radio program, The Richie Allen Show

Romanian Foreign Minister says online antisemitism has risen significantly during the pandemic

“Ireland is committed to fighting antisemitism and racism”: says Irish Taoiseach at Holocaust Memorial

Disgraced Baroness Tonge appallingly uses House of Lords debate on antisemitism to blame it on actions of Israeli Government, yet again

Tom Tugendhat MP says Shami Chakrabarti “only got her peerage because she cosied up and covered up antisemitism in the Labour Party”

Morocco signs up to combat antisemitism in Memorandum of Understanding with US State Department

Australia reviews funding after UNRWA distributes antisemitic material calling for jihad to children

Jeremy Corbyn launches High Court bid to reverse his suspension from the Labour Party, while a separate court challenge against the EHRC’s devastating report goes nowhere

Shortlisted Lib Dem London Mayoral candidate expelled from Party over historic antisemitic incident

Concerns raised over prospect of Cllr Noah Tucker being reinstated to the Labour Party in March, despite history of troubling comments leading to his brief suspension

Calls from British far-right to emulate attack on US Capitol in the UK spark concern

Labour’s Deputy Chair of Newham Council suspended after sharing same antisemitic social media post as Naz Shah MP

CAA’s latest Antisemitism Barometer study shows Jewish community regaining confidence after the Corbyn era but scars remain, with Labour, CPS and BBC coming in for opprobrium

Germany bids to erase last traces of Nazi era as it deletes remnants of anti-Jewish legislation

French Government spokesperson receives letter filled with antisemitic threats

Labour Party fulfils first task under Action Plan with discrete Antisemitism Complaints holding page on website, but CAA to seek clarification over apparent error

New UN budget includes provision to mark notorious Durban conference that tried to equate Zionism with racism

Actor Keith Allen defends Jeremy Corbyn over antisemitism

Satan and Jews are “two sides of same coin” says Yemeni Government minister

Italian politician trivialises Star of David in anti-vaccine tweet

Kaifeng Jews suffer under Beijing’s religious crackdown

Liberal Democrats launch investigation into local branch spokesperson who claimed the “fake antisemitism campaign against Labour is the worst single episode of misinformation I have ever witnessed”

EU ruling upholding Belgian ban on Jewish ritual slaughter curtails fundamental rights of Jews, say campaigners

US Antisemitism monitor to become Ambassador to aid fight against anti-Jewish racism

Plaid Cymru “has work to do to win the confidence of anyone who opposes racism”: CAA makes submissions to Party’s internal review into antisemitism

EHRC publishes guidance warning all political parties of their responsibilities, as requested by CAA

Rio unveils Holocaust Memorial

Accusations of antisemitism return to a New York village

As EHRC authorises Action Plan for Labour to “drive out antisemitism” CAA warns “Jewish community should be under no illusions” in months ahead

Success for CAA as Culture Secretary announces social media companies will have duty of care to users and “criminal antisemitic posts will need to be removed without delay”

Labour’s Chanukah message greeted with reams of antisemitic messages

Sir Keir Starmer under pressure again after Diane Abbott shares platform with suspended JVL member

Former BNP leader Nick Griffin compares lockdown to Auschwitz

Norway cuts aid to Palestinian Authority over antisemitism and incitement to violence in its educational materials

Labour frontbencher compares Prime Minister to Adolf Hitler

Canadian MP denies antisemitism after controversial intervention in finance debate

Saudi prince breaches International Definition of Antisemitism by accusing Israel of “incarcerating [thousands] in concentration camps”

Nazi-era phonetic alphabet set for erasure

How long does it take the Conservatives to investigate alleged antisemitism? Today marks one year since the Party announced three investigations, two of which are still outstanding

Politician named Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia but insists he has no plans for world domination

European Democrat Students adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism

JVL’s Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi reportedly suspended from Labour after rebellious meeting of her local Chingford and Woodford Green Labour Party

The SNP has selected an MP previously suspended for antisemitism to sit on its conduct committee: it’s a wrong move

Senior United Nations official asks whether Labour politician pledging to Jewish audience that she will fight antisemitism has also ‘offered solidarity to Palestinians’

CAA says CPS “ignoring Jewish victims” after it closes most police investigations into Labour antisemitism

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism across Canada

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