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CST reports extremist to police over “anti-Semitic” speech at London rally

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The Community Security Trust has reported a speaker at Saturday’s neo-Nazi protest to the police.

Jeremy Bedford Turner was also reported to the Crown Prosecution Service and Home Office by CST after a speech which featured blood libel accusations.

In a statement, CST alleged that Mr Turner - who is part of the Friends of Oswald Mosley group, named after the British fascist leader - followed a minute of silence for “all the victims of Zionist terrorists” with a “hateful” monologue.

This speech, CST said, “shattered any remaining pretension about the antisemitic purpose of the demonstration and was essentially a compendium of just about every possible antisemitic accusation.

“It even included mention of ‘Saint William of Norwich’ and ‘Little Saint Hugh’: two cases of blood libel from 1144 and 1255, in which Jews were accused of murdering children in order to use their blood for ritualistic purpose.”

During the hour-long static demonstration, Mr Turner also waved a Palestinian flag at counter-protesters while shouting “See this? See this flag?”

The extremist organises the far-right London Forum group, which has promised to “look at the astonishing role and influence of the ‘Jewish lobby,’ and explain why the task of identifying and countering Jewish-Zionist power is so vitally important.”

In its closing note on the neo-Nazi protest, CST also warned the community that the “vile antisemitic filth” on show on Saturday “should leave no room for complacency or misplaced smug self-satisfaction”.

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