National media feature LAAS complaint
LAAS complaint about MP Clive Lewis becomes major news
The Independent, The Telegraph, Express, The Sun and more
The LAAS complaint and statements about the post by Labour MP Clive Lewis were widely reported across the national press and picked up by the international press.
These don't include local news, the report by Sky News who broke the story and the BBC which are featured in standalone posts
The independent piece is here:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-mp-israel-riots-clive-lewis-b2595483.html
The Telegraph piece is here:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/08/12/labour-mp-accused-blame-israel-riots-islamophobia/
The Express here:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1935645/Clive-Lewis-riots-Israel
The Yahoo! news story here
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/labour-mp-reported-party-blaming-094739615.html
The Sun here
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29839933/labour-mp-jewish-anti-muslim-riots/
The National here:
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24512081.labour-mp-reported-party-blaming-israel-english-riots/
The Jerusalem Post here:
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-814694
The Jewish Chronicle here:
MSN:
Alex Hearn, LAAS co-director, told Sky News that he believed Mr Lewis's post was "highly irresponsible" and should result in his "immediate suspension".
"It is very concerning that people across the political spectrum, from "anti-racists" to the far right, have fantasised that 'Zionists' and Israel are to blame for unrest across Britain," he said.
"A recent report by the Community Security Trust showed antisemitism in the last six months has gone up 105%, and that the pretext for these 1,978 incidents are often Palestine. This includes synagogues targeted 76 times and 121 assaults.
"For a Labour MP to blame a conflict thousands of miles away for the recent racism in far-right riots in Britain is highly irresponsible.
"When attacks against British Jews exploded following the Hamas 7 October massacre, no such link was made by Mr Lewis."
Mr Lewis declined to comment when approached by Sky News.
Mr Hearn added: "Labour Against Antisemitism call for his immediate suspension and for the whip to be removed while he is investigated.