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@cst
.org.uk This account is not monitored out-of-hours.
Pleased that
@metpoliceuk
have made four arrests following vile antisemitic incitement from car flying pro-Palestinian flags earlier today. Thank you everyone who reported it to us, we worked closely with
@metpoliceuk
and hope it brings some comfort at this difficult time
Today, 4 neo-Nazi National Action members face jail, following the imprisonment of student activist and would-be terrorist Jack Renshaw in 2019. CST’s briefing on Renshaw reminds us of the power of the violent rhetoric that permeates Britain’s far right
Laura Davis, a 21 year-old woman from Hendon, has been convicted of a hate crime for taking a placard reading "FREE PALESTINE!! ISRA*L BURN IN HELL” to an anti-Israel protest on 28th October. Davis plead guilty to racially aggravated threatening and abusive behaviour, intended to
@LDNVictimsComm
@JewishChron
@metpoliceuk
Yes, it was reported to CST yesterday evening by two of the victims of this appalling incident. We will ensure they receive appropriate support and we'll work with
@metpoliceuk
to try to ensure the perpetrators are identified & brought to justice.
CST will be supporting the boycott of Twitter and Instagram to protest their weak action on Wiley's disgusting antisemitism. Here's our statement
#NoSafeSpaceForJewHate
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ('Tommy Robinson') is an extremist and we utterly reject his message of hate and division. His so-called support for our community is not welcome or helpful.
Depressing to see Stephen Yaxley Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) on the pro-Israeli demo in London today. Just as we called out antisemites on the pro-Palestinian demo yesterday, so we need to call out Islamophobes on today’s pro-Israel demo
CST was proud to secure the unprecedented turnout of well over 1,000 people, opposing the vile protest against the screening of the Supernova documentary at The Phoenix Cinema. It was a notable show of community pride, strength and resilience. Thank you to
@MPSBarnet
and to our
@AmiKaufman
Hello Ami, can you kindly send us a direct message or call us at 0208 457 9999. We would like your assistance in reporting this to the police. Thank you, CST.
CST would like to thank
@MetPoliceUK
,
@antisemitism
,
@JLC_uk
,
@BoardofDeputies
and our incredible network of trained volunteers for ensuring the protection of the march against antisemitism.
Together we stand shoulder to shoulder, with and for British Jews.
CST is proud to be securing today’s solidarity rally alongside the police. Please make sure you continue to cooperate fully with security personnel. Anything suspicious in the vicinity should be reported to CST or police. As ever, please make sure to thank our amazing volunteers
CST completely rejects the claim in today's BBC report that CST confirmed to the BBC on 2nd December that an anti-Muslim phrase had been spoken on the Chabad bus that was attacked on Oxford Street.
The chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free” was ubiquitous in anti-Israel protests in the UK. But did you know it's a slogan used by Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Hizbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad?
Let's take a look...
We are currently receiving many reports of antisemitism.
Response times may increase, but please continue to call our National Emergency Number: 0800 032 3263.
If it is not an emergency, please visit:
Thank you for helping us to protect our community.
Yesterday, the largest public demonstration against antisemitism our country has ever seen took place in Central London.
In the face of rising levels of antisemitism, CST continues to protect British Jews.
We continue to facilitate Jewish life in the UK.
We are aware of posts on social media calling for a protest in Golders Green tomorrow night. We are in contact with the police.
As ever, we ask you to be vigilant and maintain good personal security.
Remember, if you see anything suspicious, report it to the police on 999 and
CST is aware of an incident involving a man with a knife shouting antisemitic abuse at a kosher shop in Golders Green, north London. Police were called and arrested the suspect. Nobody was harmed and the incident is now over. We thank
@metpoliceuk
for their swift response and
The BBC's claim is therefore a completely misleading representation of the exchanges between the BBC and CST on that day. CST informed the BBC of this before today's report was published but they have gone ahead anyway. Their behaviour is appalling and deeply damaging.
Our thoughts & prayers are with the Jewish community at Beth Israel Synagogue, Texas, and we are in contact with our counterparts in the US for latest updates. This is a reminder of the need for all security measures to be fully implemented across the Jewish community.
CST utterly condemns the abuse that
@TracyAnnO
has faced in recent days. She always been a stalwart campaigner against antisemitism, and has always been the target of antisemitism and misogyny as a result. It is appalling that this continues.
All of us at CST wish the very heartiest of mazeltovs to our founder, chair and inspiration Gerald Ronson upon the award of his much deserved knighthood, for a lifetime fighting antisemitism and his immeasurable charitable work.
Today’s tragic events in Halle, Germany, further confirm the need for places of worship to have strong doors, reinforced windows and proper security measures. CST will continue working with our UK Jewish community and others, to ensure this is the case.
🧵 Ahead of tomorrow's anti-Israel demonstration, let us be very clear about what the chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” really means.
The chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free” was ubiquitous in anti-Israel protests in the UK. But did you know it's a slogan used by Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Hizbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad?
Let's take a look...
UNBELIEVABLE!
"F**k the Jews" "F**k their daughters" "F**k their mothers" "Rape their daughters"
"Free Palestine"
Finchley Road, London, this afternoon!
@CST_UK
CST welcomes the termination of the Palestine Declassified YouTube channel, broadcast by Iranian Press TV, produced by Professor David Miller, and presented by former MP Chris Williamson, in the wake of CST's complaint to
@YouTube
CST was honoured to host His Majesty King Charles III at our headquarters. He met with volunteers, staff and trustees of CST; and was briefed on how we protect both our Jewish community and others. We thank him for his support of CST, our work and our wider Jewish community.
𝗖𝗦𝗧 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟭,𝟵𝟳𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 across the UK in the first half of 2024, the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 reported to CST in the first six months of any year.
Over 200 incidents were reported per month between January and June
CST has a large pre-planned security operation this evening for the festival of Shavuot, working closely with Police. Please report all antisemitism or suspicious activity to CST & Police. In an emergency call 999 & CST 24/7 no. 0800 0323263. We wish you a safe & peaceful Chag.
Today CST publishes the Antisemitic Incidents Report 2023, which shows that last year CST recorded 4,103 anti-Jewish hate incidents across the UK, by far the largest-ever total recorded in this country.
CST is aware of several examples of antisemitic graffiti in Belsize Park / Hampstead last night. If you have any information please contact Police on 101 & CST on 0800 032 3263
It is entirely fitting that
@Twitter
have labelled ex-prof David Miller and ex-MP Chris Williamson's accounts as Iran state-affiliated media, following a request from
@CST_UK
. They are producer and presenter respectively of a viciously antisemitic show on Iran's Press TV
This appalling incident was reported to CST’s 24/7 control centre last night and we are in contact with the victims. We will be raising it with police and will provide ongoing support to the victims.
Yesterday, far-right extremist Gabriel Budasz was convicted of several terrorism offences, including four counts of encouraging terrorism. This thread is the story of how CST’s Open-Source Intelligence team identified, tracked and located Budasz, leading to his conviction 🧵
Last week on Holocaust Memorial Day the proscribed far right terrorist group Feuerkrieg Division released photos in their chat group, showing posters that one of their supporters had put up on UK streets. They tried to hide the exact location - this is how we identified it 🧵
CST was not asked for any such confirmation by the BBC and was in no position to provide any confirmation: we had no prior knowledge of the allegation and had not sought to confirm it with any of the witnesses or victims at that point.
The way that this report describes CST's view regarding antisemitism in schools during the recent conflict is misleading and minimises the problem. We were not asked for a quote and did not have any input into the report. We will be making a complaint.
How should schools deal with political protest? We speak to the children who say their pro-Palestinian protests were unfairly stopped by teachers.
@fatimamanji
reports.
CST 'thanks' the hundreds of users who posted hateful comments underneath the
@Guardian
’s Instagram post about CST's incident stats showing a sharp rise in antisemitism here in the UK. We couldn’t think of a better way to illustrate the current scale of the problem ourselves.
Over the past 19 days, hundreds of people across the UK have registered to become trained CST security volunteers, reported antisemitism and generously supported our mission.
This overwhelming response increases our ability to protect British Jews.
Earlier this week, Jews on the streets of London were attacked for celebrating the festival of Chanukah. Tonight, we proudly secured a candle lighting on Oxford Street organised by
@BBChabad
. Wishing you a safe and happy Chanukah from everyone at CST 🕎
🧵Antisemitic conspiracy theorist Tahra Ahmed has been convicted of two charges of stirring up racial hatred, following a complaint by CST to the police about a Facebook post in which she claimed that the Grenfell Tower fire was a “Jewish sacrifice"
THREAD: David Miller insists his sacking by
@BristolUni
is the result of a campaign by the Israeli government via what he calls pro-Israel lobby groups. But this week he admitted what we have said all along: the original complaint came from his own students
On Yom HaShoah we remember the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. In their memory, we reaffirm our commitment to fighting antisemitism today and every day.
We also pay tribute to the survivors for their remarkable contributions to the Jewish community.
CST has tonight sent a notice to all communal organisations, requesting that security measures are fully implemented. This is a necessary precaution because of the situation between Iran and Israel. It is not due to any specific information or warning here in the UK.
Following a complaint by CST to police, Peter Kandalaft has pleaded guilty to making antisemitic posts on X that included calls for a ‘Jew-free world’ and to ‘let them Jews die and pile them high’.
CST recorded and reported 21 tweets between 2 November and 25 December 2023 to
THREAD: CST and
@Signify
have today released the report ‘Engines of Hate: the online networks behind the Labour party’s antisemitism crisis’
#EngineOfHate
/1
Prime Minister
@RishiSunak
, thank you for continuing to support our British Jewish community and for standing with us in the fight against anti-Jewish hatred.
Yesterday, CST Chief Executive
@MarkGardnerCST
received his MBE at Windsor Castle from the Princess Royal. This is a true testament to Mark's work and the work of everyone at CST & we will continue to work hard in the fight against antisemitism. We wish Mark a huge
CST is aware of the incident of antisemitic graffiti at Channing School. We are in touch with parents and are providing support.
There can be no place for antisemitism in any school and Jewish students deserve full support and safeguarding.
CST replied in a WhatsApp to argue that the alleged slur, even if true, was irrelevant to the dynamic of how the incident occurred and should not be reported. We were in no position to confirm (or not) whether the now much-disputed phrase in question had been spoken.
🧵 CST’s Antisemitic Incidents Report, published today, shows 2,255 anti-Jewish hate incidents reported nationwide in 2021. This is the highest annual total that CST has ever recorded and is a 34% increase from 2020 📈 Read more in our blog 👇
Instead, a BBC journalist who had already been in contact with CST over the incident phoned to tell us that (a) an anti-Muslim slur was audible and (b) the BBC was going to include it in their report. He was definite on both points.
CST received reports yesterday of an alleged assault on Jewish schoolchildren that took place at Belsize Park tube station.
Thankfully it does not appear that anybody was seriously injured, but this was nonetheless a threatening and distressing incident for those involved and a
Shabbat Shalom to our community. We ask you to remain strong and resilient in these difficult times.
CST protects British Jews year-round and your safety is our priority.
CST is appalled by the disgraceful graffiti on the Phoenix Cinema today, and we are proud to be working with
@MPSBarnet
to secure the counter-protest this evening.
🌟 This Sunday a new
@BBCOne
drama, Ridley Road, brings to life the story of the 62 Group: a Jewish street-fighting movement in the 1960s that was a forerunner of CST and remains a proud part of the Jewish community’s history of fighting antisemitism 👉
A man has been arrested minutes ago on Golders Green Road after an isolated non-terrorism incident at 0958hrs. There is no cause for alarm. The situation is dealt with.
CST's Director of Policy
@daverich1
challenged Dianne Abbott MP today at the House of Commons about the number of arrests for antisemitism and supporting terror on anti-Israel protests, when giving evidence to a Home Affairs Committee on the policing of protests and their impact
Labour MP Diane Abbott tried to minimise the sheer amount of hate on pro-Palestinian protests and
@daverich1
skilfully corrected her. Nearly 300 arrests and that’s with the police being largely passive until recently. The Jewish community are fearful with good reason.
CST is aware of an incident of damage to a restaurant in Golders Green that took place last night. We are working with police to determine the exact nature and motivation of the incident. We would ask people not to speculate until the facts are established. We will issue a
The lecture on Islamophobia by
@BristolUni
's Professor Miller referred to in the
@Telegraph
story was the subject of a complaint from CST in March as it contained serious untrue allegations about CST. Despite repeated efforts to engage our complaint remains unresolved /1
CST is aware of footage alleging to show an Israeli and/or Jewish woman being assaulted on the London Underground. At present there is no evidence to suggest that the victim is either Israeli or Jewish. If necessary, we will update in due course.
Spanish gymnastics team criticised for performing in Auschwitz-style prisoner uniforms to music from Holocaust movie, 'Life is Beautiful'
@JewishNewsUK
CST had an extensive security operation in place alongside the police in order to keep the community safe at yesterday's march in central London.
Thank you to our volunteers and staff as well as the
@metpoliceuk
Shabbat shalom to our community!
And thank you to our wonderful security volunteers who are out protecting us every weekend over Shabbat!
Please continue to remain vigilant and report any antisemitism or suspicious activity to CST.
CST has identified one of these suspects from anti-Israel protests this month and passed their details to police. We are actively working on identifying the others.
If you have any information that may help the investigation please contact the police or CST.
🕵🏻♂️ 💪🏼
We need your help.
We want to speak to the following people regarding incidents that took place during protests this month.
If you know the identity of the people in these photographs please contact:
Operation Brock - 0208 246 9386
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
#Thread
BBC has “shamed itself” after Orla Guerin, reporting on memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz at Yad Vashem, disgracefully ends broadcast talking about Israeli “soldiers” the state as a “regional powerhouse” and “occupation”
It is scandalous that any MP would appear on this notorious radio show that has supported Holocaust deniers, promoted conspiracies about British Jews and is closely connected to conspiracy theorist David Icke. The Conservative Party needs to deal with this as a matter of urgency.
EXCLUSIVE: HOPE not hate can reveal that controversial Tory MP Desmond Swayne appeared on antisemitic conspiracy theory show, ‘The Richie Allen Show’ late last year.
CST welcomes Anjem Choudary's life sentence having spent the last thirty years investigating, exposing and reporting on the dangerous antisemitism and extremism that he and his followers promoted.
🔺 BREAKING: Anjem Choudary, the notorious Islamist preacher, has been jailed for life after he was found guilty last week of directing a terrorist organisation
Suspended Labour MP Chris Williamson faces calls to resign after his official Twitter account liked a post claiming Israel offered a “1m bounty for Labour insiders to undermine Jeremy Corbyn
@JewishNewsUK
This appears to be a very serious incident and we appreciate the police’s swift action in making an arrest.
We have been in contact with police since yesterday due to the allegation that this may have been an antisemitic hate crime. We will be working with them to provide
CST welcomes the news that four men have been charged in connection with antisemitic abuse being shouted from a car convoy on Finchley Road, north London, May 2021. We thank
@metpoliceuk
for their work on this investigation.
@OwenJones84
We have investigated this allegation and it is not correct - CST did not block or prevent Na'amod's participation in the march. CST security officers were present only to protect the march from any physical threats and were not responsible for any decisions about participation.
A 60-year-old man who shouted antisemitic abuse at an orthodox Jewish man in Stamford Hill was arrested and prosecuted at court within 24 hours, following a Community Impact Statements from CST’s Director of Policy, Dave Rich. Thank you to the police and CPS for your swift action
CST researchers working with our U.S. partners
@Official_SCN
@ADL
@TheCSSorg
have prevented a potential terrorist threat to the Jewish community in New York by providing information leading to the arrests of two men and seizure of weapons yesterday
WITNESS APPEAL: Last night, a chanukiah in Queens Park, on the corner of Harvist Road and Kingswood Ave was vandalised. If you have any information on this crime, please contact the police immediately and CST at 020 8457 9999.
CST sincerely thanks the many people who have expressed gratitude and support for our work, after today’s appalling antisemitic terror attack in Pittsburgh, USA.
Today we remember with great sadness the tenth anniversary of the jihadist-inspired shooting at a Jewish school, Ozar Hatorah, Toulouse in 2012. We remember the four Jews murdered in this callous attack.