By Claire Simpson – Irish News A BELFAST City councillor has called for a review of security at cemeteries in the city after graves at the Jewish plot in the City Cemetery were vandalised. Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers, who chairs the council’s Cemeteries and Cremations Working Group, said he was “appalled” by the attack on […]
By Emma Brankin CELEBRITY Big Brother star Katie Waissel has blasted “nasty and insincere” Christopher Biggins over his shocking anti-Semitic “joke”. The former X Factor finalist revealed that she broke down in tears after the antisemitic comments by fellow housemate. Biggins, 67, was removed after he told the Jewish singer: “You better be careful or […]
By David Collier – Beyond the Great Divide A Jewish newspaper smears a pro-Zionist movement, a London synagogue bows down to pressure and cancels a Zionist event. A scene from an antisemitic horror movie? No, this is the actual state of affairs of Jewish London in 2016. Read on for a Beyond the Great Divide […]
The Guardian downplays a Palestinian detainee’s involvement in terrorism, portraying him as an innocent journalist persecuted by Israel. A Guardian report on a Palestinian detained for his involvement in terrorism attempts to portray him as just an innocent “journalist.” In fact Omar Nazzal is linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a […]
Belfast: Jewish graves, headstones damaged in attack By Richard Mather/Jewish Media Agency Jewish gravestones have been smashed at a Belfast cemetery. At first it was believed that thirteen headstones and graves had been smashed. It is now being reported that as many as twenty have been damaged. Police were called to the Jewish section of […]
By Leah Speyer – The Algemeiner An anti-Israel demonstrator who took part in a violent protest at a London university in January was found guilty of assault, the UK’s Evening Standard reported on Wednesday. According to the report, 25-year-old Ivana Bevilaqua stood trial in a Westminster Magistrates Court for her participation in a King’s College, London […]
The London Mayor was subject to a barrage of hateful abuse, including anti-Semitic vitriol Sadiq Khan has been on the receiving end of a barrage of abuse including anti-Semitism after backing Owen Smith to be Labour’s next leader. The London mayor was highly critical of the current leader and his role in the EU referendum […]
Op-ed: Antisemitism in modern Britain is nothing new By Richard Mather It has emerged that almost 5,850 people have been reported to the UK Labour Party’s executive, more than 3,000 of them for allegations of abuse, with the rest accused of antisemitism and of supporting other political parties, according to The Daily Telegraph. This is […]
By Kate McCann Thousands of Labour members and supporters could be suspended or expelled from the party over allegations of abuse and anti-Semitism, it has emerged. Thousands of Labour members and supporters could be suspended or expelled from the party over allegations of abuse and anti-Semitism, it has emerged. Almost 6,000 people have been reported to the […]
By Matthew Williams A long and illustrious chapter of Welsh history that is both quintessentially Welsh and quintessentially Jewish Wales and the Jewish people. Now there’s an association that seldom springs to mind. This is scarcely surprising, as the stereotypical notions of Wales (a quaint, homogeneous rural land reeling from the ravages of industrial fallout) […]
