Category: Judaism

The Star of David on Church of England gravestones? – Law & Religion UK

Posted December 5th, 2024 in burials and cremation, Church of England, ecclesiastical law, faculties, Judaism, monuments, news by tracey

‘In Re St Mary the Virgin Weston Turville [2024] ECC Oxf 8, Mrs Deborah Clark sought a faculty authorising the installation of a memorial commemorating her late husband, Joe. Though a Christian, he was of Jewish heritage, and Mrs Clarke wanted both a Star of David and a cross on his gravestone, explaining that “whilst Joe accepted Christianity, he was brought up with the Jewish Faith, and so I want to represent both Faiths on the headstone”. In doing so, she had the support of the Archdeacons of Buckingham and Oxford [5-7]. Her petition was unopposed; however, the former Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich had recently ruled against allowing a Star of David on a memorial stone in that diocese.’

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Law & Religion UK, 4th December 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: final judgment in Miller v University of Bristol – Law & Religion UK

Posted October 17th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, equality, freedom of expression, Israel, Judaism, news, unfair dismissal, universities by sally

‘In February, we posted Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller, which commented on the case of Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022. Dr Miller had been appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018, but in 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. The University appointed an independent barrister to investigate this as part of its internal complaints procedure, who concluded on 4 December 2020 that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 16th October 2024

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Religious hate crimes at record levels in England and Wales, official figures show – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2024 in hate crime, Islam, Israel, Judaism, news, religious discrimination, statistics, war by sally

‘Religious hate crimes in England and Wales have soared by 25% to record levels, coinciding with the Israel-Hamas conflict, government statistics show.’

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The Guardian, 10th October 2024

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Non-Christian symbols on churchyard headstones – Law & Religion UK

Posted July 9th, 2024 in Christianity, faculties, Judaism, monuments, news, regulations by sally

‘In the recent judgment Re St. Mary Shotesham [2024] ECC Nor 4, the petitioner sought to introduce a memorial stone into the churchyard of St Mary’s, Shotesham. The points at issue were whether the depiction of the Star of David at the top of the stone infringed the Diocesan Churchyard Regulations issued by Arlow Ch in 2016 and, if so, whether a faculty should nevertheless be granted.’

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Law & Religion UK, 9th July 2024

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Antisemitic hate crimes in London treble in year, data shows – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2024 in hate crime, Judaism, London, news, police, statistics by sally

‘Reports of antisemitic hate crimes trebled in London last year, new police data shows.’

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The Independent, 21st May 2024

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Rabbi to return £2.35m to charities after investigation by National Crime Agency – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2024 in assets recovery, charities, Judaism, national crime agency, news by michael

‘A rabbi has agreed to return £2.35m to charities that he was holding in his personal bank accounts for a number of years without a legitimate explanation.’

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The Guardian, 5th April 2024

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Solicitor struck off for antisemitic and offensive tweets – Legal Futures

Posted February 23rd, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, internet, Judaism, news, professional conduct, racism, solicitors by michael

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) today struck off the practitioner it found earlier this week had published antisemitic and offensive posts on Twitter.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd February 2024

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SDT rules that solicitor posted antisemitic tweets – Legal Futures

Posted February 21st, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, Judaism, law firms, news, professional conduct, racism, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) yesterday upheld allegations that a solicitor published antisemitic and offensive posts on social media and also abused Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) staff.’

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Legal Futures, 21st February 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller – Law & Religion UK

Posted February 8th, 2024 in belief discrimination, employment tribunals, equality, Judaism, news, unfair dismissal, universities by sally

‘In Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022, the claimant was appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018. In 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. As part of the internal complaints procedure the University appointed an independent barrister to investigate; the overall conclusion of the resulting report, delivered on 4 December 2020, was that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 7th February 2024

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Bristol University academic unfairly dismissed for anti-Zionist views – BBC News

Posted February 6th, 2024 in belief discrimination, employment tribunals, equality, Judaism, news, unfair dismissal, universities by tracey

‘An academic experienced discrimination when he was sacked from his university for comments he made about Israel, a tribunal has ruled.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2024

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Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UK – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2024 in demonstrations, Islam, Judaism, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by tracey

‘Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organising in the UK after claims that the group is antisemitic, the home secretary has said. The Islamist group, which is already banned in countries including Germany and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed to recruit or hold protests and meetings across the UK.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2024

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Man sentenced for shouting antisemitic abuse – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted January 8th, 2024 in Crown Prosecution Service, hate crime, imprisonment, Israel, Judaism, news, racism, sentencing by tracey

‘A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment for shouting antisemitic and other racist slurs in public before making violent threats toward a police officer.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 5th January 2024

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Council rejects Jewish sect’s planning application that would finally allow them to travel on the London Underground – The Independent

Posted November 28th, 2023 in human tissue, Judaism, local government, London, news, planning, transport by tracey

‘A council has rejected a multi-million pound scheme from a Jewish religious sect that would have allowed its members to use the London Underground.’

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The Independent, 27th November 2023

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Disbarred barrister convicted over antisemitic blog posts – Legal Futures

Posted November 23rd, 2023 in barristers, internet, Judaism, news, racism by sally

‘A former barrister who was disbarred for antisemitic and racist tweets has now been convicted for grossly offensive antisemitic material posted on his blog.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023

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YouTuber sentenced for antisemitic abuse during livestream, CPS says – The Independent

Posted November 17th, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, hate crime, imprisonment, internet, Judaism, news, racism, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

‘A YouTuber who targeted antisemitic abuse at a Jewish woman during a livestream has been sentenced for a hate crime.’

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The Independent, 16th November 2023

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Labour seeking to delay antisemitism leak lawsuit until after election – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2023 in complaints, costs, delay, elections, equality, Judaism, news, political parties, race discrimination, racism, religious discrimination by michael

‘Labour is seeking to delay until after the general election a court case against five former staff alleging they leaked a report concerned with the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, as its costs were said to have apparently soared to £1.4m.’

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The Guardian, 6th October 2023

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Mansion House speech by the Lord Chief Justice for His Majesty’s Judges – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted July 19th, 2023 in Judaism, judges, judiciary, news, speeches by tracey

‘Mansion House speech by the Lord Chief Justice for His Majesty’s Judges.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 18th July 2023

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James Allchurch: Podcaster guilty of racist crimes – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2023 in inciting racial hatred, internet, Judaism, media, news, racism by sally

‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2023

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Retired vicar banned over ‘virulently antisemitic’ posts Published 11 hours ago – BBC News

Posted January 31st, 2023 in Church of England, clergy, complaints, disciplinary procedures, internet, Judaism, news by tracey

‘A Church of England priest who shared “virulently antisemitic” material has been barred from ministry for 12 years.’

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BBC News, 30th January 2023

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Stamford Hill: Man guilty of attacking three Jewish people – BBC News

Posted November 11th, 2022 in grievous bodily harm, Judaism, news, religiously aggravated offences by tracey

‘A man has been found guilty of carrying out antisemitic attacks on three Jewish people.’

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BBC News, 10th November 2022

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