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Conflict in the Middle East

Well this is scary (Iranian antisemitism)

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AdamRyan · 23/01/2024 11:29

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68016330

I would have thought Iran had quite strict travel restrictions and limited ability go talk in the UK. This is one time I wish we could "no platform" people here. Absolutely disgusting to use the Israeli-Gazan conflict this way and has no place in UK society (in my opinion)

Former IRGC Gen Saeed Ghasemi, in a speech streamed online to UK students

UK officials probe Iran generals' antisemitic talks to students

A watchdog is investigating videos of online speeches urging students to join an "apocalyptic war".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68016330

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Humdingerydoo · 23/01/2024 12:18

I don't think his hatred of Jews has anything to do with the current war - I think he just hates Jews in general. It is definitely scary that he has an audience in the UK though. Not surprising, but definitely scary.

ssd · 23/01/2024 12:21

Surely there are laws to ban hate speech like this?
And targeting students, disgusting.

In Scotland sectarianism is a hate crime, why is this not the same?

AdamRyan · 23/01/2024 12:53

Humdingerydoo · 23/01/2024 12:18

I don't think his hatred of Jews has anything to do with the current war - I think he just hates Jews in general. It is definitely scary that he has an audience in the UK though. Not surprising, but definitely scary.

I just put it in here because I thought the posters on this board might be interested and didn't know where else to put it!
I think a lot of the more extreme chanting at marches could be exacerbated by this kind of thing.
Ugh. It's horrible.

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Papyrophile · 23/01/2024 13:09

There is pressure to make the IRGC a proscribed organisation in the UK. The sooner it happens, the better IMO.

Humdingerydoo · 23/01/2024 13:20

AdamRyan · 23/01/2024 12:53

I just put it in here because I thought the posters on this board might be interested and didn't know where else to put it!
I think a lot of the more extreme chanting at marches could be exacerbated by this kind of thing.
Ugh. It's horrible.

Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound as though this post didn't have a place here, I was just saying that his antisemitism long pre-dates this war. He's quite a despicable character to put it mildly.

This is the kind of rhetoric we've seen on a lot of the marches already though by a very loud minority. It's why it's scary to be openly Jewish even in the UK.

AliceA2021 · 23/01/2024 17:45

The dopey protester types that join in random sing songs will help this bloke along, he relies on the anything but western support in this country.

AliceA2021 · 23/01/2024 17:47

Yep student types of the left side love this, makes them feel like they are being anti western

"In one recording - an Instagram Live from Iran in September 2020 which has been viewed about 1,500 times - IRGC commander Hossein Yekta said universities had become "the battlefront" and urged the students listening to become "soft-war officers"."

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