An MP and a prominent pro-Israel campaigner will speak at a counter-protest to oppose a demonstration “intended to incite hatred against the Jewish people” on Sunday. Matthew Offord, the MP for Hendon, and Hillel Neuer – executive director of UN Watch, a human rights NGO – will address hundreds of people at the grassroots rally […]
Police have been alerted after a swastika was found carved into a pavement in Stamford Hill. Shomrim, the Jewish neighbourhood watch group, contacted officers after the Nazi symbol was discovered close to a synagogue. Witnesses have been urged to call the police with information. Over the past week, a spate of swastikas printed on posters […]
Protesters at the anti-Israel march through London next Sunday won’t be deterred from flying Hamas and Hezbollah flags Organisers of the annual Al-Quds anti-Israel march through London next Sunday will not be warning protesters against waving Hezbollah or Hamas flags – because they do not believe it is illegal to do so. The Islamic Human Rights […]
Jewish Museum London By Anne Joseph “Virtually every Jewish tailor was a showman,” reminisces Brian Bilgorri. His father, Harry (Sonny) Bilgorri, was owner of one of the most successful tailoring businesses in London’s East End, a contributor to the fashion revolution scene of the 1960s and one such showman. In Sonny’s obituary, in 2001, The […]
Police step up their presence in Stamford Hill after swastika posters are placed in a playground there four days in a row. By Ben Ariel Stamford Hill, London Reuters Police […]
Night at the museum By Michelle Rosenberg Joanne Rosenthal laughs when I call her the ‘Indiana Jones of the museum world.’ The curator of exhibitions and projects at London’s Jewish Museum says that one of the best things about her job is that no day is ever the same. “I could be picking up donated […]
London mayoral election: Sadiq Khan’s dodgy dossier By Anthony Posner Labour MP Sadiq Khan hopes to be the next Mayor of London. But critics say his previous job as a human rights solicitor defending Islamist extremists puts him in a poor position to protect the people of London from terrorism. Sadiq Khan rose to national […]
Photo via Twitter The Strange World of Max Blumenthal and the BDS Movement By David Semple Max Blumenthal used to write for something called Al Akhbar, although he is an American and also used to write for anti-conservative website Media Matters for America. He’s the son of a former aide to Bill Clinton, Sydney Blumenthal, […]
