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Fast Forward Senior Labour Lawmaker Quits Over Inaction On Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — A senior lawmaker for Britain’s Labour Party who was facing sexual harassment allegations has quit the party, citing its anti-Semitism problem. Ivan Lewis , who is Jewish, resigned on Thursday from Labour, where he had served as chief whip — a post whose duties include enforcing coalition discipline in votes in the House…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Who Named Baby After Hitler Tried To Convert To Judaism
A British neo-Nazi who named his baby after Adolf Hitler — but who had attempted to convert to Judaism before fully turning toward hate — has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for being a member of an illegal hate group, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. Adam Thomas and his wife Claudia Patatas were…
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The Schmooze David Schwimmer Thanked By UK Police After Capture Of Beer Thief
“Friends” actor David Schwimmer will be there for you when the rain starts to pour, even if you are a foreign police department looking for a beer bandit. Yes, in a brief departure from the ‘round the clock horror show that is the news cycle, we bring you a friendly collaboration between a beloved Jewish…
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Fast Forward British Couple Who Named Son After Hitler Were Members Of A Terrorist Group
(JTA) — A neo-Nazi couple in Britain who named their baby after Hitler were found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted on Monday in Birmingham Crown Court in Britain’s West Midlands region for being members of the extreme right-wing organization, National Action. The…
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Culture Roald Dahl Denied Commemorative British Coin Over Anti-Semitism
Roald Dahl, who passed away in 1990, would have turned 100 in 2016. But the Royal Mint, which has a tradition of issuing commemorative coins for notable British figures’ significant anniversaries — recent among them Jane Austen and Mary Shelley — never introduced the author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and…
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Fast Forward Labour Party Chapter Votes Against Condemning Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
Update 1:30 p.m. A local chapter of the British Labour Party voted against a resolution condemning last week’s massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, with leaders reportedly saying that there was too much focus on “anti-Semitism this, anti-Semitism that.” Steve Cooke, the secretary of the Norton West party group in England’s County Durham, wrote on…
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Fast Forward British Police Probe Alleged Anti-Semitic Hate Speech Within Labour Party
(JTA) — Police in the London area initiated a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate speech within the Labour Party. The probe is a significant development because until now, hate speech within Labour had been handled mostly internally or, in rare occasions, by broader ethics panels. Cressida Dick, a senior police officer, told the…
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Fast Forward British Fashion Mogul Accused Of Sexual Harassment
(JTA) — Philip Green, a British fashion mogul, is accused of sexually harassing and at times abusing in a racist manner at least five of his employees and then buying their silence, a lawmaker said. The accusations surfaced Thursday in the British House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British parliament. A member of…
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