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Discussing French performer Dieudonné and the right to free speech on the Sky News debate. 10/1/14. Fans of Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala performed his trademark quenelle salute outside a theatre in Nantes after the French comic was banned from performing at the eleventh hour. As conflicting rulings by French authorities over Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala’s act sowed… Continue reading

West Brom footballer Nicolas Anelka faces an FA probe after being accused of making a neo-Nazi racist salute. During a goal celebration in a match against West Ham, the Frenchman  performed the ‘quenelle’, popularised by his fellow countryman and comedian, Dieudonne. Also know as a reverse Seig Heil, the gesture is being used as a way around… Continue reading

Who was your most inspiring teacher? The one, above all others, who broadened your horizons and set your imagination free. Mine was the aptly named Mr Leader. Back in 1981 at the Michael Sobell Sinai School in north London, he coaxed a timid 10-year-old out of his shell, sparked his interest in English and made… Continue reading

Reverend Stephen Sizer is hardly a glowing example of interfaith harmony. Last year Jewish leaders lodged an unprecedented complaint against the vicar of Christ Church in Virginia Water after he posted online links to articles on extremist anti-Jewish, anti-Israel and Holocaust revisionist websites. They included a Facebook link to a website called The Ugly Truth,… Continue reading

On Monday, David Cameron gave a moving speech at the Holocaust Educational Trust’s (HET) annual dinner. He pledged to visit Auschwitz next year and said Britain would never forget where hate speech leads. He added: “The Holocaust did not begin with mass murder. It began with words. When we see this, we should stand up… Continue reading

Before the start of the football season, perhaps mindful of its shocking handling of the Luis Suárez/Patrice Evra racism affair, Liverpool issued a list of “unacceptable words” for fans to avoid chanting at Anfield. It contained all the usual sorry suspects: The ‘N-word’, Paki, Chink, Nip, Lezzer, Dyke, Bender, Homo, Fag, Cripple, Retard, Raghead, Wog… Continue reading

There have been so many false starts between Israel and the Palestinians that, today, only the historically ignorant believe peace is still possible. From the Lausanne Conference in 1949 to the current virtual diplomatic jostling by US Secretary of State John Kerry, both sides have endured year upon year of disappointment and division. Of all… Continue reading

Rape threats on Twitter targeting feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez and MP Stella Creasy this week resulted in the arrest of a young man and the introduction of a ‘report abuse’ button on every tweet. For the Jewish community, such online intolerance is all too familiar. Over the years the Jewish News has informed readers about… Continue reading

Television news channel JN1.tv visited the Jewish News as part of a special report on the role of print and digital media in the lives of the UK Jewish community. Editor Richard Ferrer and web editor Ivar Macsween discussed our recent website launch and newspaper redesign, alongside other journalists and authors featured in this video report. How has your experience of… Continue reading

Headline-grabbing polls in recent days for the Independent on Sunday and Survation confirm that the local elections weren’t just a blip. Ukip has brought ‘Politics 4.0’ to Britain. Last weekend’s ComRes survey for the The Independent on Sunday claimed one in five people would vote Ukip in a general election. Labour is now at its… Continue reading