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Antisemitism

Organisations quit Goldsmiths antisemitism inquiry because it ‘marginalises Palestinians’

An independent KC was appointed to find out whether the university had breached its duties under the Equalities Act

By Imogen Garfinkel

4 min read

Goldsmiths set up a wide-ranging, barrister-led inquiry into antisemitism at the institution in May 2023. (Wikimedia Commons)

Nazir Jessa said claims of antisemitism were 'crocodile tears'

London

Former High Sheriff claims Zionists shed ‘crocodile tears of antisemitism’

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has cancelled his participation at an Israeli government-organised conference on antisemitism over concerns about the attendance of far-right European politicians. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Amichai Chikli

Chief Rabbi withdraws from Israeli antisemitism conference over far-right participation

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Mohammad Comrie, Faiz Shah and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime were sentenced to more than 20 years between them (South Wales Police)

Music

‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escape

By Daniel Ben-David

5 min read

Antisemitism

Bernard-Henri Lévy and German officials withdraw from antisemitism conference as Israel invites far-right politicians

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

The Metropolitan Police said no further action would be taken in regards to the east London imam who called on Allah to 'ruin' the houses of Jews. (Getty)

Antisemitism

‘Shocking failure’: Government’s former extremism adviser blasts decision to not charge imam who called for destruction of Jewish homes

By Imogen Garfinkel

5 min read

Police

Exclusive: No charges for east London Imam’s ‘destroy Jewish homes’ sermon

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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Starmer says hospitals should ‘take action’ when staff ‘don’t reflect NHS values’ on antisemitism

The PM also chastised Shadow Health Secretary for heckling him during his answer

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

March 12, 2025 14:35

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Parliament TV).

Belgian author who wrote that he wanted to ‘ram a knife down Jews’ throats’ is acquitted

Brusselmans sparked widespread condemnation over his column about the war in Gaza

By Ellie Grant

3 min read

March 12, 2025 11:35

Writer Herman Brusselmans pictured during the appearance in front of Gent Correctional Court (Picture: Getty)

By Shlomit Aharoni Lir

How Wikipedia is warping the world’s view of Israel

Wikipedia promised that it would democratise knowledge. Now it’s being weaponised against Israel

6 min read

March 12, 2025 10:42

Wikipedia has become the new frontier of anti-Israel activism (Getty)

Police arrest 14 over violent attacks on Jewish buildings in Sydney, but dismiss antisemitism as motive

The authorities have described the suspects as ‘criminals for hire’

By Ellie Grant

3 min read

March 11, 2025 16:32

New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson speaks to the media at a press conference in Sydney (Picture: Getty)

Trudeau successor’s views on Israel a mystery, say Canadian Jewish leaders

The former governor of the Bank of England was elected leader of Canada’s Liberal party and Prime Minister

By Dave Gordon

4 min read

March 11, 2025 09:40

Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney speaks after being elected as the new Liberal Party leader, in Ottawa on March 9, 2025. Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as its new leader and the country's next prime minister on March 9, 2025, tasking the former central banker with helming Ottawa's response to threats from US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Painting comparing Netanyahu to Hitler removed from Saatchi art fair amid outrage

The painting is ‘deeply offensive to the memory of the Jews murdered in the Holocaust’, one visitor said

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

March 7, 2025 16:26

James Earley was asked to remove his painting Monster from Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair on Brick Lane

Catalogue of shame: how the BBC keeps getting it wrong on Jews and Israel

The broadcaster has been accused of platforming Hamas propaganda and breaching its own editorial standards

By Imogen Garfinkel

12 min read

March 6, 2025 14:01

The BBC has sparked outrage in the UK Jewish community over its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war since October 7 (Getty)

Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson under fire after ‘antisemitic conspiracy’ posts revealed

The Anti-Defamation League accused the Trump administration official of repeating a ‘neo-Nazi talking point’ in relation to the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

March 6, 2025 12:38

The Pentagon's new Deputy Press Secretary, Kingsley Wilson, has been accused of peddling an 'antisemitic conspiracy theory' on social media (Image: X)

Gaza mob hunts down terrified Jewish student who organised campus peace event

King’s College student behind Iran-Israel dialogue event forced to lock himself in room for fear of his physical safety

By Imogen Garfinkel

6 min read

March 5, 2025 17:26

Students from Kings College London rally in support of Dr Rana Baker, a controversial professor who has previously distributed a Hamas propaganda document to students for a seminar

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antisemitism

Organisations quit Goldsmiths antisemitism inquiry because it ‘marginalises Palestinians’

Former High Sheriff claims Zionists shed ‘crocodile tears of antisemitism’

Chief Rabbi withdraws from Israeli antisemitism conference over far-right participation

‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escape

Bernard-Henri Lévy and German officials withdraw from antisemitism conference as Israel invites far-right politicians

‘Shocking failure’: Government’s former extremism adviser blasts decision to not charge imam who called for destruction of Jewish homes

Exclusive: No charges for east London Imam’s ‘destroy Jewish homes’ sermon

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