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Labour councillor reported to the Party after joining antisemitic “from the river to the sea” chant at Liverpool rally populated by controversial figures

Nicola Sturgeon under growing pressure over SNP deal with Scottish Greens, who oppose International Definition of Antisemitism, after CAA revelations

Slovakia apologises for imposing antisemitic laws during the Second World War

CAA deeply troubled by policies of Scottish Greens, now in Scottish Government, who believe Zionism is a “racist ideology”, oppose ‘aliyah’ and want Hamas taken off list of terrorist groups

70 Jewish U.S. State Department officials urge Secretary of State to fire “openly antisemitic” employee

Hours after coming under fire, Greece’s new Health Minister apologises for inflammatory Auschwitz comment from 2009

Greece’s new Health Minister comes under fire for inflammatory Auschwitz comment from 2009

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford to join Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Loach at The World Transformed event, while #ItWasAScam meme migrates from Twitter to Labour conference

JVL’s Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi’s suspension from Labour Party is inexplicably lifted

Congressman Thomas Massie tweets and deletes image comparing vaccine passports to the Holocaust

Green Party leadership hustings reveals differences between candidates on antisemitism

JVL’s Leah Levane and Jackie Walker’s partner Graham Bash threatened with automatic expulsion from Labour Party

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she is “committed to tackling” antisemitism

Proscribed group Labour Against the Witchhunt reportedly tells members to lie about political affiliation to avoid expulsion

Maine legislators condemn Representative who spoke at event featuring antisemitic conspiracy theorists

CAA writes to all MPs calling for them to ask Home Secretary to proscribe antisemitic Islamist terrorist group Hamas in its entirety in the UK

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “disgusted and angry” at swastika graffiti on election signs for Jewish Members of Parliament

“Antisemitism is unacceptable and evil”, says Premier Daniel Andrews in Victoria, Australia

Ken Loach expelled from Labour Party, while Labour Against the Witchhunt members reportedly begin receiving letters of automatic expulsion

Labour Party reportedly investigating JVL’s Co-chair over comments on Newsnight

Pro-Corbyn faction plans motion at Labour conference to reinstate whip to former leader

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib accused of “antisemitic dog whistling” by Jewish groups in America

South Korea adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Labour activist who reportedly claimed Israeli lobby had “manufactured” Party’s antisemitism scandal behind motion condemning ban on far-left factions

EU condemned for diplomat’s appearance alongside leaders of proscribed antisemitic genocidal terrorist groups Hamas, Hizballah and Islamic Jihad at inauguration of hardline Iranian President

Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman doubles down on comparing unvaccinated people to Holocaust victims: “Take away the star and add a vaccine passport”

“Antisemitism has no place in my administration” tweets President Joe Biden after swastika found in State Department

French President Emmanuel Macron sues billboard owner over comparisons to Hitler

Labour MP Sam Tarry cites ‘floods’ in pulling out of PSC event with JVL activist as reports grow of Party’s financial woes due in part to antisemitism legal claims

Reports that Labour Against the Witchhunt members may form new political party after Labour purge as far-left blames “Zionazi Blairites” for group’s proscription

Jemima Goldsmith calls out leading Pakistani politician for antisemitic comment about her children

Labour review panel into Party operations in Liverpool “presented with evidence of a history of antisemitism” and recommends compulsory antisemitism training for all elected representatives

Presidential candidate accused of antisemitism defeated in Chilean primaries

Model loses contracts after video emerges of her espousing antisemitic and homophobic views

“The NEC has acted decisively to put our own house in order” but will the Parliamentary Party and Labour as a whole follow suit?

SNP MP apologises and deletes “Murdering babies wasn’t on the Nazi manifesto” tweet but second tweet seemingly comparing Tories to Nazis remains

Sir Keir Starmer to ban 1,000 far-left Labour Party members from “toxic” organisations

Cartoonist suspended from YesCymru after posting “blatantly antisemitic caricature” of fellow member

Green Party fails to respond after CAA notifies Party leadership of severe antisemitic conduct by officeholders, including by former Equalities and Diversity Coordinator

Democratic Republic of Congo considering controversial parentage law to prevent candidate of Jewish descent from running for President

Labour Party members Richard Burgon and Salma Yaqoob set to share platform with antisemitic suspended former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight

Conservative councillor in Bury who had whip removed after alleged antisemitic comments has been reinstated “with immediate effect”

UK set to proscribe US neo-Nazi group The Base

John McDonnell tweets support for far-left Canary website whose editor has history of antisemitic comments

Labour MP Kim Johnson denies Dame Louise Ellman was hounded from Party over antisemitism just weeks after Jeremy Corbyn said the same about Luciana Berger

Jeremy Corbyn under investigation by Parliamentary Watchdog over alleged improper declaration of legal support for antisemitism-related claims

High Court rejects Labour activists’ claim that Party’s antisemitism investigation against them was unfair

Far-right Bulgarian candidate condemned after praising Hitler and denying the Holocaust in TV interview

Labour Party investigates former councillor after “some Jewish people didn’t learn the lessons of the Holocaust” remark

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that whole world “bows to Jews” because of the Holocaust

JVL co-founder Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi removed from local Labour Party’s executive committee

New poll shows 60% of Labour members think antisemitic former leader Jeremy Corbyn should have the whip restored

Batley and Spen by-election campaign rocked by allegations and evidence of antisemitism

Numerous MPs appear to excuse antisemitism in Palestinian Authority textbooks in Parliamentary debate

Controversial former United States congresswoman and presidential candidate posts antisemitic meme blaming “Zionists” for 9/11 attacks

Jeremy Corbyn allies and Momentum supporters ousted at Hendon Constituency Labour Party executive committee elections

Scottish Labour councillor under investigation after doubling down on previous inflammatory comments and claiming former party leader Jeremy Corbyn was suspended for “expressing free speech”

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says of disgraced Bristol University professor David Miller: “I do not expect universities to tolerate racists”

Biden administration to restore funding to UNRWA but with conditions on content of textbooks in view of longstanding antisemitism concerns

Wolverhampton Labour councillor criticised after footage shows her leading antisemitic chant

Sheffield Labour councillor under investigation for allegedly beseeching “O Allah, destroy Israel” on social media and claiming “Even the real Jews are anti-Zionists”

Angela Rayner appears in smiling photograph with prominent Labour member previously suspended over remarks about antisemitism

Texas adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Labour MP tells crowd “I’m here with you, I’m representing you” before listeners break out into antisemitic chanting

Two councillors reported to Sheffield Council’s standards board over alleged antisemitic social media posts

EU reportedly tries to suppress report that shows antisemitism rife in EU-funded Palestinian Authority textbooks

Canadian Government announces emergency antisemitism summit as it welcomes former Green MP who condemned “apartheid” Israel

Jeremy Corbyn addresses another antisemitism-infested rally, organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, as second ‘Free Palestine’ convoy passes without incident thanks to heavy policing

Fratelli d’Italia member posts inflammatory graphic of Jewish Chamber of Deputies member

CAA reiterates call to expel Jeremy Corbyn after he again plays down antisemitism in the Labour Party and remains unrepentant

London Assembly unanimously passes motion calling on Mayor Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan Police to commission strategy for tackling antisemitism in London

Quebec Government adopts International Definition of Antisemitism following recent spate of antisemitic incidents

French President Emmanuel Macron condemns antisemitism in historic address

Far-left French Presidential candidate says antisemitic murder of four Jews was “planned in advance” to encourage anti-Muslim sentiment

French parliamentary commission to investigate antisemitic murder of Sarah Halimi

GMB union elects new boss with history of speaking out against antisemitism

Labour General Secretary’s invitation to Party members to attend antisemitism training met with revolt, racist tropes and calls for boycott

Switzerland adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Senator Cory Booker creates coalition of black and Jewish senators against racism and antisemitism

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick “very concerned” by antisemitism in Britain

CAA applauds British Government for boycotting controversial Durban IV event

CAA applauds Education Secretary for demanding schools act against antisemitism and politicisation of classrooms

Suspended Labour members, Twitter trolls and controversial parliamentarians to celebrate Jeremy Corbyn’s birthday tonight and discuss how to restore the whip to the antisemitic former Party leader

Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes evidence from CAA countering claims that International Definition of Antisemitism restricts freedom of expression

“Despicable” surge in antisemitism condemned by Biden administration as anti-Jewish violence rages across United States

Leader of antisemitic genocidal terrorist group Hamas thanks Iran for providing funding and weaponry and “the West and Europe” for showing support

Suspended Labour councillor in Blackburn refuses to apologise after quoting antisemitic conspiracy theory in chambers

Pakistani Foreign Minister challenged by CNN anchor on antisemitic tropes live on air

CAA welcomes open letter from Home Secretary Priti Patel and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick reassuring Jewish community of Government pledge to combat antisemitism

Turkish President Erdogan draws American ire after accusing Jews of being “murderers” who are “only are satisfied by sucking [the] blood” of their victims

Former Shadow Chancellor and Labour MP John McDonnell approvingly tweets photo containing antisemitic sign at rally that he attended and specifically encourages his “Muslim constituents” to attend rallies in provocative and divisive tweet

Conservative MP Dr Matthew Offord to write to BBC’s Director-General requesting BBC not broadcast Alexei Sayle Desert Island Discs episode after comedian claimed allegations of antisemitism “amongst supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are a complete fabrication”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson convenes urgent meeting with CAA, Jewish charities and rabbis in wake of horrendous outpouring of antisemitism in Britain

Conservative councillor previously suspended over Facebook posts diminishing impact of Holocaust withdraws as party leader in Aberdeen after complaints

Ruth George in, David Ward and Leanne Wood out: mixed results for controversial candidates in local elections, but questions remain for all parties who allowed them to stand in the first place

Queen’s Speech introduces legislation banning Britain’s public bodies from joining in with BDS campaign because it “may legitimise antisemitism”

Tory councillor previously suspended over antisemitic Facebook posts diminishing impact of Holocaust is now party leader in Aberdeen

Conservative candidate who used “Jew Boy” slur on Facebook wins seat in Hillingdon Council election

CAA calls on British Government to follow United States in boycotting controversial “Durban IV” event to mark anniversary of notorious 2001 conference

Northern Ireland Assembly adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

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