Posts Tagged: Antisemitism in UK
Student Leaders at University of Leeds Fail to Pass Antisemitism Resolution, Triggering Campus-Wide Referendum, Outcry From Jewish Community
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has criticized student leaders at the University of Leeds, England, for failing on Monday night to pass a resolution on...
Holocaust Denier David Irving Reportedly on New Speaking Tour of UK
David Irving, the octogenarian British Holocaust denier, is reported to have been back on the road this week with a speaking tour on "Unusual History." Irving,...
Guardian Newspaper Illustrates Article on Rising Antisemitism in UK With Picture of Gaza Border Rioters
The British newspaper The Guardian initially illustrated a Thursday article on rising antisemitism in the UK with a picture of Palestinian rioters on the Israel-Gaza Strip border. The...
British Football Club Chelsea Condemns Own Fans Over Antisemitic Chant
The British football club Chelsea has condemned a group of its fans who sang an antisemitic chant during a road match in Budapest on Thursday. The chant...
British PM Condemns ‘Deluge of Vile Misogynistic and Antisemitic Threats’ Against Jewish Women in Public Life
British Prime Minister Theresa May took time away from the pressures of Brexit with a forceful condemnation of antisemitism as it impacts Jewish women in...
UK Jewish Leader Calls for Unity With Muslims as Figures Show Rise in Religious Hate Crime
Religious hate crime is on the rise in England and Wales, according to a report published by the UK Home Office on Tuesday. The data showed...
British Watchdog Launches Legal Action Against CPS Over Thwarted Bid to Prosecute Antisemitic ‘Al-Quds Day’ March Leader
A British watchdog group has launched judicial review proceedings against the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after it was blocked from privately prosecuting the leader...
Number of Antisemitic Incidents in UK Drops Slightly, But Remains Historically High, New Data Shows
The number of antisemitic hate incidents in the UK fell slightly in the first half of 2018, but remained high historically, new data published by...
British Jews Furious With State Prosecution Authority’s Decision to Drop Legal Case Against Islamist Antisemite
Jewish campaigners in the UK are furious with the country's main prosecution authority after it blocked them from pursuing legal proceedings against a notorious Islamist...
London Police ‘Saw My Wheelchair as Greater Threat Than Hezbollah Terror Flag,’ Jewish Protester at ‘Al-Quds Day’ Rally Says
One of London's top Jewish lawyers brought a howling demonstration of 1,000 hardline antisemites waving Hezbollah flags to a standstill on Sunday -- and he...
British Jewish Leaders Urge Corbyn to Defend Labour MPs Combating Antisemitism in Party
Two top British Jewish leaders urged Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday to protect Labour lawmakers who are fighting against antisemitism in the party. In a Guardian op-ed,...
Well-Known British White Supremacist Reveals His Homosexuality, Jewish Heritage, Renounces Far-Right, Neo-Nazi Ideology
A well-known British white supremacist revealed in an interview aired by Channel 4 on Tuesday that he was gay and of Jewish heritage and renounced...
British Jewish Journalist Trolled Online by Corbyn Supporters, Called ‘Zionist Shill’ After Flummoxing UK Labour Leader in Radio Interview
A British Jewish journalist is being trolled online following a BBC radio interview on Tuesday in which Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was stumped by...
Animal Rights Activists Deface East London Kosher Slaughterhouse With Antisemitic Graffiti
Animal rights activists scrawled antisemitic graffiti on the walls of a kosher slaughterhouse in east London during a protest last week, the UK’s Jewish Chronicle...
