Posts Tagged: Community Security Trust
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...
Association of British Scrabble Players Updates Definition of ‘Jew’ as ‘Offensive’
The Association of British Scrabble Players updated its guide to label the listed definitions of “jew” and "jews" as "offensive" after receiving complaints from British...
Major Study Identifies Dozens of Influential Anti-Israel Twitter Accounts Defending UK’s Corbyn
A new study has found that much of the antisemitic and anti-Israel content on Twitter related to the UK's Labour party is driven by only...
Top British Jewish Groups Slam Labour Party Candidate Who ‘Liked’ Antisemitic Post About ‘Zionist Slave Masters’
British Jewish groups slammed on Sunday a Labour party candidate in a special by-election for endorsing antisemitism on Facebook, saying it showed the party’s “shameful...
Three Former UK Labour Party Members Arrested in Antisemitism Investigation
Three people have been arrested on charges of disseminating materials likely to incite racism in an investigation into a dossier on antisemitism in the UK...
Jewish Groups, Israeli Officials Welcome UK’s Hezbollah Ban
The British government’s declaration on Monday that it would blacklist all wings of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization was warmly welcomed by Jewish groups in...
UK Jewish Groups Express Solidarity With Labour MPs Who Resigned Over Antisemitism in Party
A number of top British Jewish groups weighed in on Monday following the resignation of seven Labour MPs -- who cited, among other issues, pervasive antisemitism...
Anti-Jewish Sentiment ‘Becoming More Common in Britain’
Anti-Jewish sentiment is generally becoming more commonplace in Britain, a charity that provides security advice to the country's Jewish communities said on Thursday. The Community Security...
Reports of Antisemitic Incidents in UK Reach Record Levels in First Half of 2017
Reports of antisemitic incidents have hit record levels in the first six months of 2017, according to a Jewish charity. The Community Security Trust (CST) said 767...
British Security Group: Jewish Community Should Remain ‘Calm, Vigilant’ in Wake of Westminster Attack
The Community Security Trust has advised the Jewish community to remain “calm and vigilant” following the terror attack in Westminster. A spokesman said CST had been in...
UK Home Secretary Vows to Spend Millions for Jewish Security
JNS.org - United Kingdom Home Secretary Amber Rudd has promised to spend millions to provide all Jewish schools and synagogues in the country with security guards. Speaking...
Briton Arrested Near Manchester for Allegedly Threatening Group of Jews With Ax on Rosh Hashanah
A British man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a group of Jews while wielding an ax on Rosh Hashanah, the Manchester Evening News...
British Jewish Community in Uproar After Controversial Author of ‘Whitewash’ Antisemitism Inquiry ‘Rewarded’ With Prestigious Parliamentary Position
Leaders of Britain's Jewish community voiced outrage on Friday after the country's Labour Party bestowed peerage on the controversial lead investigator of a recent antisemitism...
Antisemitic Incidents in UK Spike in First Half of 2016
Antisemitic hate incidents jumped in the first half of this year as the Jewish community was targeted three times every day, figures have revealed. The Community...
