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UK police charge 31-year-old man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker

Police said that while Mohammad Asim Bashir had not committed an offence in relation to the attack itself, their investigation led to him being charged with other terrorism offences, including sharing terrorist publications with the perpetrator of the attack, Jihad Al-Shamie.

Man jailed for sending antisemitic threats to Jewish MP

Prosecutors from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) argued that his actions were a deliberate attempt to cause harm and distress.

BBC staff given antisemitism training after series of scandals

Tim Davie, the outgoing director-general, has told staff they have six months to complete the new course, which aims to end “any form of discrimination, prejudice, or intolerance” at the corporation.

First Stolpersteine in Scotland honours Righteous Among the Nations

A Scottish non-Jewish woman, who was murdered in Auschwitz after choosing to stay in Budapest to care for Jewish orphans, was honoured in Edinburgh.

UK Prime Minister extends support for Mitzvah Day’s 20th anniversary

London Mayor Sadiq Khan also took part in the milestone event, volunteering his time alongside members of City Hall’s Jewish, Muslim and Christian staff networks to pack kosher recipe kits bound for Jewish communities across the capital.

Investigation at University College London after event speaker spread “antisemitic blood libel”

The speaker was recorded making statements that reproduced traditional antisemitic myths, such as the use of gentile blood in Jewish ceremonies and Jewish control over the financial system.
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