Tracking antisemitism 2

[EllaDisenchanted]

continuing on from the last thread which morphed from a discussion about antisemitism to tracking it globally.

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I’ve probably missed people out

to start off with something positive - this was a few yeshiva students response to antisemitism ❤️🕎

https://x.com/lily4liberty/status/2001122286204805189?s=46
“Three Jewish college students from NJ were dancing at Denver International Airport. They said they were motivated to do this after the mass shooting in Australia: “We will not be scared or give in to the darkness, we will only add more and more light.” Happy Hanukkah!”

they’re playing my favourite zusha chanuka song, and one of them looks like DHs nephew who lives in America! Had to do a double take and check it wasn’t him!😆

Excellent article, thank you.

Hadley Freeman kindly posted her usual excellent Times column using a share token.

https://www.thetimes.com/article/63ae492e-713a-438a-ac33-68b4e839a897?shareToken=ac5b8c460191355bf2c341f031e574e8

Excellent article. I'm glad there's a push back against the racism. It's difficult on some threads now, but decent people are challenging the ignorance and bigotry.

The debate is heating up ahead of Thursday.

This is pretty awful.

Police are investigating a pro-Palestinian group's social media post depicting Jewish actress Maureen Lipman with devil horns and a pitchfork.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w286e64zdo

How disgusting. These ‘solidarity’ groups make me so angry.

So, they are showing solidarity with Palestinians by using an antisemitic trope against a Jewish actress?
I'm sure that the people of Gaza are appreciative of such support.

Back round to the states again - https://abc7ny.com/post/nypd-searching-suspects-string-antisemitic-graffiti-swastikas-found-queens/19037123/

I am never sure if it's worse to have this sort of thing happen in a large community or a tiny one. I feel super vulnerable as one of a handful of Jews where I live now, but I grew up in NY and didn't always feel safe being one of many.

Awful 😔

I'm speechless.

https://x.com/srodan/status/2050687946315940144

Just when you think things can't get worse.

Antisemitic violence will stop when people stop committing acts of antisemitic violence. Its not exactly complicated.

I've long since stopped seeing titles, accolades, etc. as any indication of an individual's intelligence or moral integrity. The man is an idiot. As well as a bigot.

On a positive note, I hadn't heard of Simone before so thank you for sharing, she has some interesting posts.

Hi all,

I'm not Jewish but want to say I'm deeply ashamed that antisemitism has been allowed to run rife in the UK.

Jewish people cause no bother to anybody, this behaviour is absolutely unhinged and I'm so sorry you're experiencing it.

You deserve so much better.

I was quite left-wing but have completely disassociated myself from the so-called anti-racist brigade as a result of this behavior.

I think so many people feel the same as I do, so I hope you all know that.💚

www.thejc.com/news/uk/police-investigating-after-car-mounted-kerb-and-drove-towards-hasmonean-students-bzuukrd0

news.met.police.uk/news/update-two-men-admit-antisemitic-hate-crime-in-hackney-509164

Two men have been convicted of an antisemitic hate crime after targeting a member of the Jewish community in Hackney.

Adam Bedoui, 20 (24.05.2005), of Park Lodge Avenue, Hillingdon, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21 (26.02.2005), of Merrivale Mews, Hillingdon, travelled to a predominantly Jewish area to film antisemitic content for social media.

The pair went to Clapton Common, where they approached a Jewish man, verbally abused him and filmed the encounter for TikTok.

Both men pleaded guilty to a religiously aggravated public order offence today, Saturday, 9 May, at Thames Magistrates’ Court.

news.met.police.uk/news/man-facing-multiple-charges-after-antisemitic-incident-509169

A man has been charged with several offences following an alleged hate crime incident in Enfield.

Dylan Ossei, 34 (12.12.1991) of Lyndhurst Drive, Hornchurch, was charged with the following five offences on Sunday, 10 May, having been arrested the previous day:

Assault, Racially or religiously aggravated assault, Threatening or abusive behaviour to cause fear or provoke violence, Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, Threatening or abusive behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 May.

On Saturday, 9 May at 01:20hrs police on patrol were alerted to a man allegedly harassing, threatening and assaulting members of the Jewish community on Southbury Road, Enfield.

Officers attended the scene and made urgent enquiries. A man in his 30s was detained and arrested before being taken to custody and later charged.

Three victims, two men, aged 58 and 26, and a woman, aged 53, sustained injuries that did not require further medical treatment.

news.met.police.uk/news/two-arrested-in-connection-with-former-synagogue-attack-509167

Two arrests have been made by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London.

A man aged 45 and a woman aged 52 were arrested on Sunday, 10 May on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody.

Police were called at 05:16hrs on Tuesday, 5 May by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at a former synagogue in Nelson Street, E1, Tower Hamlets.

Officers were quickly on scene with firefighters. Minor damage was caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the building. No one was injured.

It's relentless

Unfortunately, we now have elected councillors who openly condone this sort of behaviour.

Two families near me are dealing with antisemitic graffiti and spraypaint on their gates and outside their houses. Police are doing nothing

That's awful.
The local elections have shown sectarianism, it's alarming.

I can’t believe this guy was actually elected.

That's the most alarming part. These people have been exposed, yet still get electoral support.

Is anyone else getting fatigued from all of the Israel Eurovision conversation in the media?
Lots of talk about what you can do if you have a large diaspora and clearly fix results. How many Jews do they think there is! I hate to say it but I’m almost glad we won’t have this in the World Cup.
On the plus side I do think Noam Bettan is excellent, such a great voice. I hope he does well. And there does seem to be more discourse actually judging the song rather than the country.

Just fatigued in general. There are still so many people (though its starting to feel like its not the majority) that happily spread hate (the rape denial on the recent feminist board thread should have had people banned from the site).

Mumsnet clearly has no interest in addressing the issues, in fact sometimes, seems quite happy to support ongoing hatred towards Jews, especially with the way it handles the CITME board. Feels like its just another place happy to throw us under the bus.