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Jul 1 • 13 tweets • 9 min read

Our research into candidates and councillors from all political parties continues to reveal disturbing material.

This time, it’s the turn of Reform UK, some of whose parliamentary candidates are very concerning.

Let’s take a look at some of Reform’s candidates...

Jacqui Harris, Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Kenilworth and Southam

• In 2019, Cllr Harris allegedly posted on X: “At this time when we are remembering the horror of Auschwitz – those who were treated so badly back then, seem to have a short memory and are now behaving badly against fellow human beings now! look how they are treating the innocents in GAZA?”

• In the same year, she allegedly responded to a tweet which alleged, “The whole AS [antisemitism] thing is a false flag, probably masterminded by mossad/cia…Its [sic] not about AS, its [sic] about removing JC [Jeremy Corbyn]”, by saying: “Spot on, don’t you find it timely that this was encouraged fanned and exploded just before the release of the report on Israel and war crimes?”

• Later that year, Cllr Harris allegedly liked and reposted a post on X stating: “Trump ran for office on a platform of ‘America first’ — his actions over the last 3 years have clearly demonstrated, he is ‘Israel first’ #Puppet”, which also linked to an article claiming that “All the credible, independent, and objective evidence proves that Israel and the United States were behind 9/11. Despite the fact that the Zionist controlled US mainstream media simply ignores all the evidence.”

According to the International Definition of Antisemitism, “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis” is an example of antisemitism.

According to the EHRC, antisemitism-denial was part of the unlawful harassment and victimisation of Jewish people in the Labour Party. It has no place in our politics.

Jun 7 • 12 tweets • 8 min read

Our research into candidates and councillors from all political parties continues to reveal disturbing material.

The more we learn about @TheGreenParty’s prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs), the more concerned we become.

Let’s take a look at some of the Green candidates and what they believe… Sarah Ward, Green Party PPC for Poole

• In January, responding to a post by the Jewish historian Simon Schama in which he criticised a statement by an Israeli politician, Ms Ward wrote: “We see your faux outrage - there’s no such thing as a good Zionist Simon”.

• She has called Zionism a “cancer”

• She thanked another user for saying that “Zionists are as evil as any terrorist group I have ever seen.”

According to our polling, 80% of British Jews identify as Zionists; only 6% do not.

May 29 • 9 tweets • 2 min read

Who are the @WorkersPartyGB presenting as some of its parliamentary candidates for the general election?

Let’s take a look.

Dec 11, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

One of these items is a handmade art piece of the Bibas family, whom Hamas terrorists are still holding hostage.

The other is a pair of socks with swastikas.

Guess which one @Etsy removed from its website before closing the seller’s account.

Etsy, why have you done this?

@Etsy Here are other items that @Etsy apparently thinks are more appropriate to list on its website instead of artwork of Israeli hostages.

Mar 23, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read

Claiming antisemitism is ‘weaponised’ to ‘silence criticism of Israel’ implies that incidents of anti-Jewish racism are manufactured to guard the interests of Israel.

This paints those who reported the incidents as dishonest and draws upon the antisemitic trope of dual loyalty.

Mar 22, 2023 • 7 tweets • 1 min read

Thank you, @google, for celebrating Marcel Marceau’s 100th birthday!

Here’s his story.

Marcel, a French Jewish man, fought in a resistance group during the Holocaust, and is said to have saved at least 70 Jewish children from death.

Jan 5, 2023 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

What is the International Definition of Antisemitism, also known as the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism?

A thread.

Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

Dec 15, 2022 • 16 tweets • 3 min read

What’s wrong with the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism?

A thread. The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) claims to be a definition of antisemitism for use by universities and public bodies “to identify, confront and raise awareness about antisemitism.”

The reality is quite different.

May 16, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

On 14th May, eighteen-year-old Payton Gendron allegedly shot thirteen people in a Buffalo, NY supermarket, killing ten and injuring three. Eleven of the thirteen shot were Black. (1/9)

It is alleged that Mr Gendron wrote a 180-page racist manifesto, which shows that he was influenced by, among other ideologies, the “Great Replacement Theory”. (2/9)

May 16, 2021 • 4 tweets • 4 min read

This is what @DovForman found on his great grandmother’s @TikTok channel when he turned on his mobile after the Jewish Sabbath

Lily is a Holocaust survivor and educator. Her video literally just said “Wishing you a lovely, peaceful weekend…Shabbat shalom”

This is the response

May 16, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read

CAA is aware of a convoy of #FreePalestine vehicles driving through London issuing antisemitic threats and incitement.

This must will be met with the full force of the law.

Please call the police if you are a witness and send recordings to investigations@antisemitism.org.

If you are a witness, once you have spoken to the police, please contact investigations@antisemitism.org. When speaking to the police, you may wish to have reference to the following section of our guidance on antisemitic crime: antisemitism.org/law/offences/#….

Jul 29, 2020 • 5 tweets • 6 min read

Last night we paid a visit to Twitter’s London headquarters to shine a light on racism.

Literally.

#NoSafeSpaceForJewHate

We’re back. @Twitter has finally listened and taken down @WileyCEO’s account. This is only the first step. Twitter remains the #HomeOfHate online.

Jun 12, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read

BREAKING NEWS: Reports of a stabbing of a #Jewish man in Stamford Hill, with an ongoing investigation as to whether it was motivated by #antisemitic hatred. We are monitoring the situation closely and have the victim in our thoughts. We will provide further updates in due course. UPDATE 1/3: Police say the Jewish victim is in his 50s and has been taken to hospital with stab wounds that are not life-threatening.

Jun 2, 2019 • 9 tweets • 6 min read

Campaign Against Antisemitism’s Demonstration and Event Monitoring Unit is at today’s “#AlQudsDay” parade. Already, demonstrators are chanting “From the [Jordan] River to the [Mediterranean] Sea, Palestine will be free”, a call for the destruction of the world’s one Jewish state.

Nearly 1,000 people are demonstrating. Our team has not yet spotted any Hizballah emblems which used to be pervasive at these parades but have now been banned under terrorism legislation. If anybody sees a Hizballah emblem, please contact the police or CAA.

May 11, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Crowds at @JeremyCorbyn-supported anti-Israel march attended by National Front leader cheer as speaker says Jewish organisations are “in the gutter” and “part of the problem”
antisemitism.uk/crowds-at-corb… Watch antisemitism-denial group @JVoiceLabour’s Secretary claiming:
• American Rabbis fuelled the neo-Nazis behind the Poway synagogue shooting
• Jews are “in the gutter” and embrace the EDL
• Jews reporting antisemitism “cry wolf”
• Jewish leaders are “part of the problem”

Jul 30, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Appalling double standard as @UKLabour NEC member @PeterWillsman let off disciplinary charges despite tirade accusing Jewish “Trump fanatics” of “making up” antisemitism
antisemitism.uk/appalling-doub… Mr Willsman should have no input whatsoever into decisions about antisemitism in the Party. Furthermore, he should be expelled for his appalling tirade accusing the Jewish community and its rabbinic leadership of conspiring to falsify or exaggerate antisemitism allegations.

Jul 19, 2018 • 12 tweets • 9 min read

Not a single @UKLabour MP joins hundreds of British Jews demonstrating against #RacistLabour in Parliament Square
antisemitism.uk/not-a-single-l… .@EuanPhilipps from @LabourAgainstAS: “They're trying to shift the goalposts again and make it easier for antisemites to stay in @UKLabour...It’s the politics of the 1930s.”

Jul 16, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

Parliamentary @UKLabour Party votes to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism in defiance of @JeremyCorbyn’s allies’ rewritten definition
antisemitism.uk/parliamentary-… .@GideonFalter, Chairman of CAA, said: “The Jewish community is best placed to define antisemitism and it overwhelmingly backs the International Definition of Antisemitism, which is why the British Government and numerous official bodies such as the College of Policing have...

Jun 10, 2018 • 22 tweets • 13 min read

CAA’s Demonstration and Event Monitoring Unit (DEMU) is gathering evidence at the pro-Hizballah “#AlQuds Day” parade. If crimes are committed we intend to take legal action to bring the perpetrators to justice. Please send your own photographs or videos to demu@antisemitism.uk. Already police are having to deploy to keep various sides apart. As the pro-#Hizballah parade gets underway. #BanHizballah #AlQuds

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