Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in Britain
Antisemitic Banner Taken Down in London Neighborhood
An antisemitic banner was removed from a London building on Monday, leading to praise from local politicians. The banner -- reading “Welcome to the Zionist police...
British Comedian Prompts Outrage for Mocking Last Name of Parliament Member of Jewish Heritage
A British comedian and columnist came under fire on Sunday after viciously mocking the last name of a member of parliament of Jewish descent in...
UK Prosecutors ‘Cannot Be Relied Upon to Bring Anti-Jewish Racists to Justice,’ Antisemitism Watchdog Charges
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided to charge only one person from a group of Labour party activists accused of engaging in antisemitic...
British Prime Minister Johnson Vows to ‘Stamp Out the Resurgence of Antisemitism’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphatically pledged on Wednesday to “stamp out the resurgence of antisemitism.” Johnson -- during Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of...
Top UK Jewish Group Demands Action on Antisemitic Conduct of Five Newly-Elected MPs
A top UK Jewish group is calling on three major political parties to take action against five newly-elected members of Parliament who have used antisemitic...
British Teacher Fired After Threatening to Send Jewish Students ‘Off to the Gas Chambers’
A British primary school teacher has been fired after she told a group of Jewish students that they would be sent to the “gas chambers”...
Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury: UK Labour Leader Corbyn Gives Impression He ‘Doesn’t Like Jewish People’
In an interview on International Holocaust Memorial Day, a former archbishop of Canterbury lamented a "deplorable" rise of antisemitism in Britain in recent years. Lord George...
British PM May Laments Antisemitism in Emotional House of Commons Broadside
British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered an emotional and unequivocal broadside against antisemitism in her country during a House of Commons appearance on Wednesday. May's statement came...
Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Existential Threat’
JNS.org - On the evening of Monday, July 23, the parliamentary group of the British Labour Party held what Sky News called an “emotionally charged...
Prominent British MP: Anti-Zionism Is ‘Simply Antisemitism Minding Its Manners So It Can Sit in a Seminar Room’
Anti-Zionism is “simply antisemitism minding its manners so it can sit in a seminar room,” a prominent British Conservative politician said on Friday. In an op-ed...
British Jew Recounts Having to Flee His London Neighborhood After Enduring More Than 100 Antisemitic Assaults
A Jewish man was forced to flee his East End neighborhood in London after being physically and verbally assaulted more than 100 times, the Newham Recorder...
Top British Jewish Columnist Blasts Media Hypocrisy Over Antisemitism
A leading British Jewish columnist has charged British media outlets with hypocrisy for decrying the rise in antisemitism on the one hand, while contributing to...
