First-ever Hustings Against Antisemitism enlightens Jewish community in week before election day
This evening, Campaign Against Antisemitism hosted an urgent and unprecedented hustings, where, for the first time, senior figures from the major national political parties participated in an open event focusing exclusively on the fight against antisemitism.
Hundreds of attendees joined us for an informative and sometimes boisterous evening with the Conservatives’ Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat; Labour’s Shadow Policing Minister, Alex Norris; the Liberal Democrats’ Lords Foreign Affairs Lead, Lord Purvis; and Deputy Leader of Reform UK, Ben Habib.
The hustings took place at a venue in North London, and you can watch the whole event here.
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “Monday evening’s event was the first ever hustings devoted exclusively to antisemitism. The scale of interest shows how important this issue is to the Jewish community. We were able to put questions to senior figures from the main national parties to understand what they propose to do to fight unprecedented levels of antisemitism were they to win power in July.
“The situation for British Jews is desperate, with urban centres becoming no-go zones for Jews during weekly anti-Israel protests that have persisted for eight months now. The party representatives were left in no doubt about that strength of feeling and the scale of the task ahead for whomever forms the next Government.
“The Jewish community leaves these hustings better informed about the parties asking for their votes, when it comes to antisemitism. We were proud to have hosted this unique event.”