Antisemitism archives 6/11/2023

Bearing witness to antisemitism: 6/11/23

Organiser of pro-Palestine ‘f***k the Jews’ convoy planning new protest on Armistice Day https://t.co/ZtBkTXC0oh

Jewish students face death threats as academics back intifada. Universities become hotbeds for antisemitism https://www.thejc.com/news/news/jewish-students-face-death-threats-as-academics-back-intifada-3uQe2gV8vuVxibGFyo5pT3

The mother of two hostages sees the posters of her two children being ripped down https://x.com/zinmaayan1007/status/1721598292578930926?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

UNRWA textbooks and schools linked to October 7th massacre https://www.impact-se.org/wp-content/uploads/UNRWA-Education-Textbooks-and-Terror-Nov-2023.pdf

UN plays politics with death tolls to demonise Israel, significantly undercounting civilian death toll in Ukraine where more than 25,000 were killed in Mariupol alone. This is then reported by the BBC. They also quote the unverified and notoriously unreliable figures supplied by Hamas

“Israel is on course to have killed as many Palestinian civilians in just over a month as Russia has killed in Ukraine since February 2022.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67306902

The Turkish far right nationalist organization "The Gray Wolves" published a video threatening to kill Israeli athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympics.https://x.com/michael_wgd/status/1721597473456591312?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

“Here’s What It’s Like Raising My Jewish Children In The UK, Amidst A Rise In Antisemitism”

As a mother of Jewish children, in Britain, the past month has forced me to have conversations with them about a distressing reality that has surpassed the fears we carry for our children as parents. https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/parenting/raising-jewish-children-in-the-uk-rise-in-antisemitism/

Anti-Israel demo at Edinburgh Waverley station “'forced veteran to pack up his poppy stall” https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/palestine-demo-edinburgh-waverley-station-31366335

The remains are recovered and buried of a wheelchair bound 16-year-old with cerebral palsy, Ruth Peretz, who was abducted from the peace music festival. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12647747/amp/Erick-Peretz-Ruth-remains-Israel-hamas-music-festival-attack.html 

Palestine Action illegally block access to Elbit factory in Kent https://twitter.com/Pal_action/status/1721436745017790863?t=yGVb7OHJ3rnaUQe8pu8LRA&s=19 

Two young British servicemen walk though Trafalgar Square, they were on the receiving end of some abusive language by protestors, with the man on the right of the frame making a spitting motion toward them. https://x.com/incmonocle/status/1721466757100040303?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Speaker at Bradford Palestine rally: “Do you condemn Hamas?” Crowd in response: “No!”https://twitter.com/JamesHeartfield/status/1721495098372817005?t=wqrV1NgoMYO298l9o9nHfg&s=19 

A pizza place in Headingly, Leeds, says Israel and the UK government’s support for it show ‘demonic forces are at play’. To counteract that, you can buy a pizza in the colours of the Palestinian flag. https://x.com/nicolelampert/status/1721575817799463409?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Petition: Say NO to hate marches on Armistice Day. https://t.co/3bz0BRdbFG

Poppy is appropriated by Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) The poppy is a show of support for the British Armed Forces and was repurposed to hint at support for the Gazan armed forces, Hamas. https://x.com/heidibachram/status/1721480457030676677?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Moving message from North London at one of the many places where posters of kidnapped children have been ripped off. As it says: ripping posters ‘will not free Palestine’ and ‘the memory of those taken cannot be removed’. https://x.com/nicolelampert/status/1721511763869380646?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Hamas use mosque for launch site and to store weapons and explosives https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1721565388662600191?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Emily Maitlis posts a film informing people about what Hamas do to Palestinians https://x.com/maitlis/status/1721366861135139120?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA

Halifax Bank declares Tel Aviv “occupied Palestinian territory” https://x.com/calevbendor/status/1721604067938496932?s=46&t=WMPpjAqdlTzaLFdOsppWEA