Rahmeh AladwanNHS doctor Rahmeh Aladwan appears in court accused of posting support for HamasAladwan is charged with four counts of inviting support for a proscribed organisation and stirring up racial hatred against JewsBy Rosie Shead1 min read
KentFormer attorney general accuses police of ‘bizarre inaction’ over ‘antisemitic’ art exhibitionMatthew Collings’ Drawings Against Genocide featured images of British politicians being paid by Israel, swastikas alongside the Star of David and a naked Benjamin Netanyahu performing ‘hypnotism’By Daniel Ben-David3 min read
ScotlandIranian man arrested trying to enter British nuclear submarine baseThe man, and a woman of unknown nationality, were reportedly detained while ‘acting suspiciously’ outside the MoD site in ScotlandBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
West Midlands PoliceJewish former officer to oversee antisemitism training at West Midlands PoliceMat Shaer retired in 2023 after more than three decades in the force, including 10 years as head of hate crimesBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Palestine ActionMet Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court rulingThe force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdictBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
CPSFailure of CPS to collect data on prosecutions involving antisemitism is ‘flabbergasting’Panellists at a JC event discussed the challenges the country faces in prosecuting those charged with crimes involving Jew-hateBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
BirminghamRevealed: Ethics panel quizzed West Midlands Police over AI use month before force relied on it to defend Maccabi banWMP apologised for wrongly telling MPs that it did not use artificial intelligence, which created a fictitious match later included in a report used to justify excluding Israeli fans from the Birmingham fixtureBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Police launch criminal probe into anti-Zionist group over ‘zio-eradication’ postThe group’s launch event in Birmingham was cancelled after the venue said it could not provide a ‘safe space’By Daniel Ben-David1 min read||February 5, 2026 18:18
West Midlands Police pause use of AI following Maccabi match ‘hallucination’‘Bespoke antisemitism training’ will be rolled out for the entire workforce as police attempt to repair community relationsBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||January 27, 2026 14:24
Police arrest 17 suspects linked to Israeli football club in match-fixing probeThose detained include current players and a group of senior team officialsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||January 26, 2026 15:46
Home Secretary says she has no confidence in chief of West Midlands PoliceShabana Mahmood told MPs the police ‘overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi fans, while understating the risk that posed to the Israeli fans’By Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read||January 14, 2026 14:54
West Midlands Police apologise for using AI in ‘dodgy dossier’ ahead of Maccabi fan banThe force’s intelligence report contained reference to a game that never happened between Maccabi and West HamBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||January 14, 2026 11:49
It’s simple. The police gave in to extremists in BirminghamI was invited to a meeting of the city’s senior police officers regarding the fan ban – and they peddled a series of liesBy Michael Rowe4 min read||January 14, 2026 11:46
West Midlands Police chief must quit, says Jewish community leader who was at talks with forceHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to address MPs this afternoon regarding Craig GuildfordBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||January 14, 2026 11:37
Justice minister rejects claim of ‘two tier’ justice and policingBut West Midlands Police have ‘questions to answer’ over Maccabi fan fan, says Sarah Sackman at Jewish Labour Movement one-day conferenceBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||January 11, 2026 13:40
Maccabi fan ban: Pressure mounts on WMP chief constable to resign following ‘deeply concerning’ revelationsJewish communal groups have called for Craig Guildford’s resignation, as has opposition leader Kemi BadenochBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||January 7, 2026 16:00
