Posts Tagged: Community Security Trust
Banning American Zionists Changes Nothing, and Increases Hate
Another weekend has passed where Jews have been excluded from progressive spaces unless they toe the line and renounce support for Israel. Organizers of the Chicago...
Four Arrested After Driving Through London in Convoy of Cars Blaring Violent Antisemitic Threats: ‘F– the Jews’
Metropolitan Police arrested four men Sunday after they drove a convoy of cars through London blaring antisemitic slogans through loudspeakers, including threats of rape. Jewish News...
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...
Outrage Continues to Grow Over British Rapper’s Antisemitic Rant
The fallout from a British rapper’s recent antisemitic rant continued on Tuesday, with Jewish organizations boycotting Twitter and Instagram for a second straight day; the...
New Report Shows Far-Right Antisemitism ‘Urgent and Ongoing Terror Threat’ to Jewish Communities
A new report by a top Jewish group in the UK explores the extent of antisemitic hate speech and incitement on the radical right, calling...
Tributes Pour in After Leading UK Rabbi Dies of Coronavirus
Tributes poured in on Tuesday at the news that a leading UK rabbi had died of coronavirus. Dayan Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson, the senior rabbi of...
UK Labour Shadow Chancellor Sparks Outrage by Comparing Assange Case to Dreyfus Affair
The UK Labour party’s shadow chancellor of the exchequer set off a storm of controversy on Thursday when he referred to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's...
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...
