Posts Tagged: UK antisemitism
Pandemic and Online Media Drove ‘Historically High’ and ‘Innovative’ Antisemitism in 2020: Annual Report by UK Jewish Group
The coronavirus pandemic and online media are playing a larger role in spreading antisemitism, according to a new report by a leading Jewish organization in...
UK Labour Party Appoints Jewish Leaders to Antisemitism Advisory Council
Britain's opposition Labour Party on Wednesday announced the appointment of senior UK Jewish leaders to its new advisory council on antisemitism. The establishment of an advisory...
British Teenager Who Talked of ‘Gassing’ Jews Becomes Youngest-Ever to Be Convicted of Terrorism in UK
A 16-year-old from Cornwall who led a neo-Nazi group has become the youngest person in the United Kingdom ever convicted of terrorism, the BBC reported Monday. He...
Poll Finds 45% of UK Adults Hold Antisemitic Views
i24 News - A recently published survey revealed worrying trends with regard to the United Kingdom's adult population's opinion of Jews, in which nearly half...
British MPs Outraged Over Antisemitic Responses to Amazon Alexa Questions
Furious British parliamentarians have demanded answers from Amazon in the UK after discovering that its Alexa voice service offers search results from antisemitic and Holocaust...
Israeli Activist Recounts Experiences With Left-Wing Antisemitism in UK
An Israeli left-wing activist has recounted the vicious abuse received in progressive circles in the UK. Israeli-born UK resident Adam Ma’anit -- a former co-editor of...
Universities Urged to Act After Survey Shows 60% Increase in Antisemitism Against UK Jewish Students
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) in the United Kingdom has expressed concern over new figures showing a 60-percent rise in domestic antisemitic incidents affecting...
UK Labour Party Member Allegedly Called ‘Foreign Agent’ for Opposing Motion Attacking Jewish Advocacy Group
A Labour Party member in east London said he and others were called foreign agents during a party meeting on Monday evening for opposing a...
Boy Punched in Antisemitic Incident on London Bus, Attacker Shouts ‘You Stupid Jews Think You Own the World’
A teenage Jewish boy was the victim of an antisemitic assault on a London bus on Sunday. According to the BBC, an unidentified man hit the...
Police Arrest Suspect Over Antisemitic London Tube Diatribe Against Jewish Passengers
A man was arrested on Saturday evening after a viral video showed a Jewish family being harassed and "targeted with anti-Semitic abuse" on the London...
UK Labour Leader Corbyn Under Pressure Over Readmission of MP Who Dismissed Antisemitism Concerns
The civil war in the British Labour Party over the readmission of a leading ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn intensified on Friday, as more...
Comparing Corbyn to Trump, Eighth UK Labour MP Announces Resignation Over Antisemitism Scandals
The eighth parliamentarian to quit the British Labour Party this week announced her resignation on Wednesday, as she accused hard-left leader Jeremy Corbyn of posing an "existential threat...
‘Remorseless, Repulsive’ UK Antisemite Loses Court Appeal Over Conviction for Holocaust Denial on Social Media, in Landmark Judgement
A British woman described as a "repulsive and remorseless antisemite" lost her court appeal on Wednesday against a criminal conviction she received in 2018 for...
‘Good Morning Britain’ Deletes ‘Disgusting’ Survey on Boycotting Eurovision in Israel After Sparking Anger
The UK television program "Good Morning Britain" deleted on Friday a Twitter poll that asked members of the public whether they thought Britain should boycott...
