The growth in antisemitism in the UK
From BBC News 15 July 2025"Antisemitism report finds 'unacceptable' increase in anti-Jewish discrimination"'A new report into antisemitism in the UK has found widespread failures to address anti-Jewish discrimination including within the NHS, education, the arts and policing.Commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews - the country's largest Jewish community organisation - the review was co-authored by Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism and former Conservative defence secretary Dame Penny Mordaunt.Lord Mann described hearing "shocking experiences" from Jewish individuals during the review process.He said it was "unacceptable" there had been what he called an "onslaught of antisemitism" since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.'This antisemitism flows mainly from the middle classes as is obvious from reading the posts on this Forum from the usual West Putney suspects, where those claimed to be criticising Israel are obviously just cover for a nasty racist set of beliefs.If not, why are other racial conflicts not considered with such forensic intensity but instead are just ignored ?For example - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ezjg34lw4o "More than 40 killed in DR Congo attack linked to Islamic State"'More than 40 people were killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN and the military said.Most of them were worshippers taking part in a night vigil at a church in the town of Komanda when they were attacked by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters. Nine of those killed were children, the UN peacekeeping mission said.Nearby shops and businesses were looted and set on fire'.I look forward to posts expressing shock and horror from Mr Carter and his ilk.Perhaps he could also trawl through his album of dead children to more graphically indicate his disgust.But I would point out to him that Israel and the IDF were not involved.And that perhaps criticising this Islamic State might put him in jeopardy from Angela Raynor's proposed anti-Islamophobia legislation.
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