March against antisemitism on Sunday

[SharonEllis]

1.30 pm Royal Courts of Justice to Parliament Square

"Britain’s Muslim community is also facing a rise in hate, with reports of verbal and physical abuse as well as vandalism, and even the dumping of a pig’s head at a proposed mosque in the market town of Barnoldswick, Lancashire."

"Acton Central Mosque was attacked on four separate occasions since 7 October, each time being sprayed with red paint."

"Ali, who has been vocal about antisemitism, says he sees both struggles as part of the same fight against racism. “There is no difference between a Jewish man wearing a kippah and being attacked, and a Muslim woman wearing a hijab being attacked.”"

"In response to the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza and its impact on London, the Metropolitan Police have launched Operation Brocks, with a dedicated website appealing for help to identify people suspected of hate crimes at protest marches.

In a statement last month, the force said: “The Met is determined to bring those suspected of hate crime in London to justice.

“We know some of our communities continue to feel extremely vulnerable as violence in the Middle East continues.
“Hundreds of officers are undertaking extra patrols at places of worship, schools and other premises.

“They are also listening to the concerns of community leaders and representatives of different faiths.
“There is no place for hate or division in our city and we will take robust and positive action wherever we can.”"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/02/charity-consultant-calls-israel-more-nazi-than-the-nazis/

Elliott Levey in a piece by KateMaltby in the times - called out Ken Loach .

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/justin-welby-archbishop-rob-rinder-israel-mps-b1124474.html

https://twitter.com/antisemitism/status/1731291985288331726

https://twitter.com/antisemitism/status/1731402360721637709

See if you can spot the difference 😉

https://twitter.com/antisemitism/status/1731036911110619585

@Trulywonderful thank you. I must admit the police people I saw last week and thanked were bowled over by all the love and appreciation.

@Trulywonderful unless I am missing something I Don't see how 'globalise the intifada' can be misconstrued.

Did anyone else spot the Iranian flag at the march against antisemitism? Did people have an issue with that flag being there as well or was it just the Israeli flag people had a problem with? And if people didn't have a problem with the Iranian flag, do we maybe think it's possible that the flags present were there to say "I'm an Iranian/Israeli/Indian/Kurd/Brit and I stand with British Jews in their struggles with antisemitism"?

Anyway. Weird how police were at the march against antisemitism to protect the marchers from others, rather than protecting others from the marchers.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/kindrtransport-anniversary-85-service/

"Racists in the West: How dare Sephardic Jews have North African food and culture."

https://twitter.com/LucBernard/status/1731209015420735808

'Racists in the West: Jews must all return where they were born.

1 Libyan Jew returns wearing a "I love Libya" shirt'

https://twitter.com/LucBernard/status/1731210901758623901

It's worrying that the terror attack in Paris last night has been confirmed as Someone swearing allegiance to Islamic state. He had been reposting videos of Hamas on his x account. Has already served four years for crimes relating to terrorism.

This has just been on the news.

It is definitely worrying that he was know and apparently should have been under watch etc. Let alone the previous conviction too.

There has been several attacks at the Effiel Tower over the years. Seems to attract the nutters that is for sure

It sounds like he was a lone wolf. So that is good. However they have been warning in the UK that a Christmas time attack is a strong possibility. So that is an uncomfortable feeling.

“Susan Sarandon, if you don’t know anything about antisemitism and how it functions in society, maybe you’re not the right person to give speeches about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

https://twitter.com/HenMazzig/status/1731451395709006114

So the vigil was interesting. It was pretty much the same regular people and well known people that were on the antisemitism march. So.......

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vigil-london-archbishop-of-canterbury-b2457728.html

'Something confusing happened on the way, which I think is a testament to how bad things have become for the Jewish community in this country. People kept coming up and thanking me for being there, which made me a bit uncomfortable.

It’s not that I didn’t appreciate their expressions of thanks, they were very moving. It’s just that I was thinking, ‘well what else do you expect me to do?’
Why is it such a surprise that a non-Jew attends a march against antisemitism?

Sadly, it seems that antisemitism has somehow seeped into the very bones of this country, not only since 7 October, but before that – since left-wing antisemitism ran rife in the Labour party from around 2015, if I’m honest.'

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-for-me-fighting-fascists-is-a-rite-of-passage-it-also-helps-you-get-angry/

Sadly, it seems that antisemitism has somehow seeped into the very bones of this country, not only since 7 October, but before that – since left-wing antisemitism ran rife in the Labour party from around 2015, if I’m honest.'

Yup!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12822651/Anti-Semitic-mob-screech-window-Philadelphia-restaurant.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12822891/Anti-Israel-Cornell-students-convict-university-president-genocide.html

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