Local authorities

Lord Mayor of Norwich apologises to Jewish community for first known instance of antisemitic blood libel

Candidate for High Peak Council alleged to have posted inflammatory tweets

CAA submits recommendations on legal reform to introduce tougher punishments for racist councillors

Has your local authority adopted it? CAA releases first-of-its-kind study surveying adoption of International Definition of Antisemitism by local authorities

Vancouver adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Antisemitic graffiti invoking Holocaust denial removed in Shropshire

Senior local authority officer exposed as operating incendiary far-right anonymous social media channels

Newham Council resigns itself to inaction after suspended Labour councillor Belgica Guaña apologises for horrific social media posts, but police investigation ongoing

Policewoman once praised for confronting anti-lockdown protestors suspended after posting inflammatory social media messages and being in contact with suspect Jihadist in Syria

Suspended Labour Councillor appears to continue to enjoy membership in Labour Group

Labour expels Brighton councillor Anne Pissaridou, but not over antisemitism

GMP tells CAA it lost track of antisemitic crime data due to new IT system and did not even make Mayor Andy Burnham aware

CAA delivers “highly informative” antisemitism training to Essex Police

West Yorkshire Combined Authority adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

British Columbia adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

New Jersey town forced to pay nearly $200,000 after being found guilty of discriminating against Orthodox Jews

Tennessee applies International Definition of Antisemitism in law

CAA reports to police Newham councillor alleged to have posted horrific article arguing “The Germans were completely justified in persecuting and expelling the Jews…just as we would be today”

CAA writes to Conservative Party over disturbing pattern of incidents in Bury

Labour candidate for Camden council reveals she was subjected to “levels of antisemitism I’ve never had before” during recent local election campaign

Welsh Liberal Democrat council candidate suspended hours after being elected after posting inflammatory TikTok video using the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”

Labour suspends councillor alleged to have posted horrific article arguing “The Germans were completely justified in persecuting and expelling the Jews…just as we would be today”

Labour councillor alleged to have posted horrific article arguing “The Germans were completely justified in persecuting and expelling the Jews…just as we would be today”

Liberal Democrats reportedly reintegrate member once suspended for sharing former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke video denouncing “Zionist globalism”

Local council candidate dropped by Conservatives allegedly still represents Party at hustings

Liverpool anti-racism festival omits antisemitism, prompting accusations of double standards

Over two hundred signatories endorse letter to Nicola Sturgeon calling for clarity on whether Scottish Green ministers back International Definition of Antisemitism

Labour Party candidate in Vale of Glamorgan suspended after referring to Ukrainian President as a “Zionist” and “fascist”

Scrutiny mounts over alleged antisemitism and other concerning claims among Bury Conservatives

New York Police Department reveal 92% rise in antisemitic hate crime during March

Streets once named after prominent antisemites in Bayreuth given new names

Glasgow museum displays works looted from Jews by the Nazis but refuses to identify which works

“I will kill you all, Hitler should come back”: Man in Stamford Hill knocks on neighbours’ door yelling abuse at 4am on Jewish Sabbath

State of Kansas adopts the International Definition of Antisemitism

Woman arrested on suspected arson of church and synagogue in New Britain, Connecticut

“F*** Jews”: Jewish woman and six-year-old child flee after being screamed at in Stamford Hill

Pennsylvania police investigate after graves in three cemeteries vandalised with swastikas

Isles of Scilly councillor required to take diversity training after accusing officials of creating “conditions similar to those in Bergen-Belsen or Dachau” in row over public bins and toilets

New report states Harrow Council ignored staff’s claims of antisemitism

Conservative councillor accused of supporting far-right group Patriotic Alternative suspended from Tory Party

Huntington NY adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Former Chairman of parish council under investigation over alleged antisemitic and discriminatory remarks

“Jew process” councillor and leading union boss reportedly receive warnings of auto-expulsion from Labour Party

Outrage over council leader’s refusal to act against fellow councillor’s anti-Israel rally that featured swastika placard and antisemitic chanting

Village of Great Neck, New York adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Greater Manchester Police rolls out new virtual reality project to help show officers how it feels to be hate crime victims, with input from CAA and others

“Extremely informative and useful,” “insightful and eye-opening” and “well-paced”: CAA delivers antisemitism training to Devon and Cornwall Police

CAA applauds Labour Party councillors for apologising after ‘liking’ Facebook post comparing Tories to Hitler’s SS

Policewoman previously praised for confronting anti-lockdown protesters is revealed to have history of inflammatory social media posts and was reportedly in contact with suspected Jihadist in Syria

Dame Cressida Dick on recent wave of antisemitism: “I expect we will be bringing people to justice”

Scottish Labour councillor Jim Sheridan suspended from Party for second time after inflammatory comments

Hastings Council reportedly refuses to condemn antisemitic chanting on town’s streets

Bingham Town councillor apologises for shouting “Heil Hitler” during council meeting

Sharon, Massachusetts adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Istanbul names park after Nazi sympathiser

Shenley Parish Council Zoombombed with atrocious “Burn the Jews” comment

French bishops issue declaration against antisemitism

Early retirement for NYPD anti-discrimination officer in “racist” message scandal

Chicago suburb adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Oceanside, NY commissioner called on to resign over hateful social media posts

City council adopts International Definition of Antisemitism in Orillia, Ontario

NYPD anti-discrimination chief accused of racism

CAA applauds Hastings Borough Council for adopting International Definition of Antisemitism

CAA investigation reveals more antisemitism and problematic social media activity from Labour’s councillors at beleaguered Sandwell Council

CAA condemns Mendip District Council for refusing to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism

With multiple local councillors and a Party activist suspended by the Labour Party, in some cases over antisemitism, Sandwell Labour appears to have a serious problem

Two Labour councillors in Cumbria investigated for alleged antisemitic comments online

Two Haringey Labour councillors suspended by Party in relation to antisemitism in the latest of antisemitism scandals at the local authority

Conservatives suspend Cllr Jacqui Harris for the second time after CAA brings her social media history to the Party’s attention

Gateshead Jewish housing association’s proposal to build homes on land it owns with private funds meets objections utilising antisemitic tropes

CAA provides our ground-breaking report on adoption of International Definition of Antisemitism by local authorities to Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick as a resource for his department

Has your council adopted it yet? CAA report reveals extent of adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism by local authorities across the UK

It took a week, but Gateshead Council is today removing graffiti after being alerted by CAA and Shomrim

Second councillor quits Labour in antisemitism controversy causing Party to lose control of Brighton and Hove City Council

Labour agrees to share control of Brighton and Hove Council with the Greens as three Labour councillors embroiled in antisemitism controversies with one quitting the Party and changing the balance of power

Worcester councillor’s mezuzah is ripped off her door and posted through her letterbox with a swastika, and Worcester Council responds by adopting International Definition of Antisemitism

After Leader of Sandwell Council resigns over antisemitism allegations following CAA pressure, another Labour councillor’s record comes under the spotlight

After CAA pressure, Leader of Sandwell Council is suspended by Labour and resigns from her position

Labour councillor quits Party to defend herself against antisemitism accusations, leaving Crawley Borough Council with no overall control

Outrage as Blackburn with Darwen Council is revealed to have as many councillors suspended or expelled from Labour over antisemitism on its committees as it does Lib Dems

Conservatives re-admit councillor who minimised the Holocaust following an apology but apparently without further sanction or expectation of antisemitism training

Former Labour Mayor of Brent Aslam Choudry regrets posting video suggesting “the Jewish lobby” controls America, according to report

Conservative councillor and former Lord Mayor of Portsmouth suspended after reportedly baking a swastika into a hot cross bun and posting the image on social media

Brighton and Hove Labour councillor apologises and resigns leadership role pending investigation over potentially antisemitic protest

London Labour Councillor demands removal of zero-tolerance clause in antisemitism motion as Livingstone defender narrowly loses selection vote

Labour councillor suspended for claiming George Michael’s music career was damaged by his opposition to “illegal wars by the Zionists”

Labour suspends councillor who said “Jewish leaders are worse than Nazis” and referenced “Zionists’ attempts to influence our political processes”

Watch Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announce all local councils will be required to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism

Conservative Party Councillor Sol Wielkopolski in antisemitism mess for a second time

Conservative Party investigating Councillor Mohammad Aslam over Facebook post claiming Jewish MP was “funded by Israel lobby”

Government intends to ban councils from divisive boycotts that intimidate Jews

Dyfed-Powys Police upholds professional standards complaint from CAA after officer said antisemitism was just “an opinion”

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick makes good on pledge to write to all local councils urging adoption of International Definition of Antisemitism

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