Jewish Community

• Anwohner fordern stärkere Maßnahmen, nachdem zwei Männer in einer Straße in Nord-London bei einem mutmaßlich antisemitischen Vorfall angegriffen wurden. • „Die Menschen haben Angst, die Menschen fühlen sich unsicher“, sagt Baruch Stern von Gross Butchers hinter der Absperrung, die nach dem Messerangriff auf zwei Männer in Nord-London errichtet wurde, der offenbar antisemitisch motiviert war. • „Die Leute fragen sich: Ist es wirklich der richtige Ort für mich hier? Ist das Vereinigte Königreich sicher für jüdische Menschen, oder ist es etwas, über das wir nachdenken müssen – wegzuziehen?“

Rapper who has previously made antisemitic remarks responds to criticism over his booking at London festivalThe rapper formerly known as Kanye West has broken his silence and offered to “meet and listen” to members of the UK’s Jewish community after a fierce backlash over his booking at London’s Wireless festival.West, who is legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler, a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website. Continue reading...

Chris Parry described Shomrim members as ‘cosplayers’ hours after arson attack in north LondonGolders Green ambulance arson attack – live updatesA Reform UK mayoral candidate has described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as “cosplayers” and likened them to “Islamists on horseback” in comments made after an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity.Chris Parry, who remains Reform’s mayoral candidate for Hampshire despite a previous controversy in which he said David Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean, made the comments on Monday about Shomrim, a group of volunteers who safeguard communities including Orthodox Jewish families. Continue reading...