Category: anti-Semitic

Chelsea Fan Jailed for Eight Weeks Over Anti-Semitic Twitter Posts

A Chelsea fan has been jailed on Friday for posting a series of racist posts on Twitter. Nathan Blagg, 21, was sentenced to eight weeks in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has pleaded guilty at the same court on Oct. 8 to seven counts of sending by public communication network an offensive matter. Blagg’s sentence was increased…


Man Charged Over Attacks on Jewish People in North London

A man has been charged in connection with a number of unprovoked attacks on Jewish people in north London, the Metropolitan Police said. Abdullah Qureshi, 28, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. He has been charged with one count of racially or religiously aggravated wounding or grievous bodily harm, four counts of racially…


Met Police Release New Images of Serial Anti-Semitic Assault Suspect

The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released new images of a man suspected of multiple assaults on Jewish males in north London. The Met have been looking for the man since Aug. 20 following reports of five unprovoked attacks on Aug. 18. CCTV footage released by Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim shows the man—dressed in white Islamic…


UK Sees Record Rise of Anti-Semitic Hate Incidents Following Gaza Conflict

British Jews suffered the worst level of anti-Semitic hatred in decades following the Gaza conflict in May, a Jewish charity has said. The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 1,308 anti-Jewish hate incidents nationwide in the first half of 2021, a 49 percent increase from the 875 incidents recorded in the first six months of 2020….


Growing Anti-Semitism in UK Schools ‘Concerning’: Education Chief

There has been a “concerning” increase in anti-Semitic incidents in UK schools since the latest Israel-Palestinian conflict erupted, Britain’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has warned. The increased focus on the conflict in some schools has in some cases led to the expression of anti-Semitic views and bullying of Jewish students and teachers, Williamson said in…


America Tempts Fates With Madness of Antisemitism

Commentary Videos this week of pro-Palestinian activists attacking Jews in New York and Los Angeles and marching through the streets chanting “we are terrorists” give more evidence that America’s great cities have succumbed to a spiritual sickness from which they are unlikely to soon recover. The decline that Democratic Party officials incited with the draconian…


UK Won’t Allow Anti-Semitism to ‘Grow and Fester’: Johnson

The British government will not let anti-Semitism take root, grow, and fester in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. UK politicians across the political spectrum have condemned recent incidents of anti-Semitic abuse and violence. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called…


2 Men Charged Over Attack on Rabbi Near London Synagogue

Two men have been charged in connection with an assault on a rabbi near his synagogue in north London, UK police said on Wednesday. Abderrahman Brahimi, 25, and Souraka Djabouri, 18, both of Tudor Crescent, Ilford, are due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Essex Police said in a statement. They are each…


Two Arrested After Rabbi Attacked Near London Synagogue

British police arrested two people on Monday in connection with an attack on a rabbi near his synagogue in north London. Rabbi Rafi Goodwin received hospital treatment for head injuries on May 16, following an assault in Limes Avenue, north London, just after 12.15 GMT. Two men from Ilford, northeast London, aged 18 and 25,…


Germany Demands Hamas End Terror Attacks Against Israel, Condemns Anti-Semitism

The German government has said that the Hamas terrorist group must stop its rocket attacks on Israel, and that Germany “stands by Israel’s side” and supports its right to defend itself. Berlin also condemned anti-Semitic attacks in Germany, calling it “a disgrace for all of us.” “The rocket attacks by Hamas must stop,” German government…