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Fast Forward Muslim Woman Defends Jewish Family From Anti-Semitism On London Underground
A Jewish family riding on the London Underground was accosted by a man yelling anti-Semitic language – but was defended by a Muslim woman also riding on the train, video posted to social media Friday showed. The footage, posted by British author and filmmaker Chris Atkins, showed a Jewish man wearing a kippah comforting two…
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Fast Forward British Politician: Jews Who Visit Israel Come Back As ‘Brainwashed Extremists’
(JTA) — A candidate for British parliament representing the Conservative Party said that local Jews who go to Israel “have come back as extremists – as people that are brainwashed.” In a 2104 speech delivered to the European Parliament in Brussels, Amjad Bashir, who is running for parliament in a Leeds constituency, said this of…
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Fast Forward Cop Investigated For Dangling Pepperoni Pizza Over Jewish Colleague’s Food
(JTA) — A British police sergeant will face a disciplinary hearing after he allegedly dangled a slice of pepperoni pizza over the food of a Jewish fellow officer. A piece of the pepperoni then fell into the food of the Jewish officer and he could not eat his meal, the Sussex Police said in a…
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News An Orthodox Jew Is Running Against Jeremy Corbyn To Protest Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — As an observant Jew, Yosef David was taught to believe in miracles. That’s a good thing since David, a social worker from London, is going to need one to succeed in his new mission: unseating Jeremy Corbyn from Parliament in the general election on Dec. 12. David registered recently as a candidate of…
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Fast Forward U.K. Rabbi To Congregation: Don’t Vote For Corbyn!
A prominent rabbi, writer and broadcaster in the U.K. has taken the unprecedented step of urging his congregation to vote against Labour in the country’s upcoming elections to push back against the party’s history of anti-Semitic rhetoric, even with Brexit on the horizon. The rabbi singled out the party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who has been…
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Fast Forward Teacher To 10-Year-Olds: Hurry Up Or I’ll Ship You To Gas Chambers
A substitute teacher at an elementary school in a suburb of London told a class of 10- and 11-year-olds that they had “better finish off your work quick, or I’ll ship you all off to the gas chambers,” the Jewish Chronicle reported Wednesday. The comment was allegedly made on Thursday in a French class at…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Lulav-Wielding 77-Year-Old Rabbi Dragged Away By Police At Climate Protest
A 77-year-old rabbi protesting in London on Monday was arrested and dragged away from the protest by police. Rabbi Jeffrey Newman was among dozens of Jewish protesters demonstrating in the streets outside the house of the Lord Mayor of London, the Jewish News reported. The group, affiliated with the Extinction Rebellion movement, was protesting what…
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Fast Forward British Student Suspended For Tinder Profile Picture Of Sleeping Jewish Man
A British student has been suspended following complaints that one of his Tinder profile pictures featured a sleeping Jewish man. The picture, taken on London’s “Tube” subway system, features the student making the “hang loose” gesture with his one hand while leaning over toward a sleeping Orthodox man. In the picture, a small Palestinian flag…
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