I saw this claim on Facebook recently. It seems that the person posting knows nothing of either history or the human heart. History is sadly full of examples of antisemitism and violent atrocities against Jews. Here in England, there are too many brutal examples. There was the massacre of Jews trapped in Clifford’s Tower, York… Continue reading Would the Bondi Beach massacre have been less likely without Muslim immigration?
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West Midlands police, Birmingham Council and the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv game – reflections on the latest updates
Readers will be aware that I wrote around about the time of the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the game with Aston Villa. In my articles I expressed serious concerns both about the decision and the reasoning around it. This week, councilors and police including the Chief Constable were summoned back to… Continue reading West Midlands police, Birmingham Council and the Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv game – reflections on the latest updates
Ahmed Al Ahmed … remember the name
Do you know the name of the Bondi Beach hero?
Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
There was a certain dissonance about the way I picked up on the news today. We were setting up for our Carols by Candlelight service and there was much joking and laughing as we worked out where fairy lights and candles were going to go. I stepped out of the room to see a news… Continue reading Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
Is the Quran antisemitic? Evaluating Tim Dieppe’s (Christian Concern) argument
Tim Dieppe of Christian Concern argues that Islam is inherently antisemitic because the Quran is. He sets out his argument in a series of articles for Christian Concern. In this article, I’m going to focus specifically on his article that claims the Quran is antisemitic.[1] He first cites Surah Q2:61 “And [recall] when you said,… Continue reading Is the Quran antisemitic? Evaluating Tim Dieppe’s (Christian Concern) argument
Why I’ve changed my mind on hate crime and Islamophobia
If you had asked me, even just a few years ago about hate crime and particularly Islamophobia, you would have met with some scepticism. My general outlook is that we should not overburden people with laws and regulations. I also would have argued generally speaking that the police and courts had all the powers they… Continue reading Why I’ve changed my mind on hate crime and Islamophobia
Why do we find ourselves reasoning with antisemitism?
Something struck me recently. Antisemitism seems to be the only form of racism where people feel under a pressure to respond to it not simply by stating that it is antisemitism, is evil and that the antisemite should not say it. Rather, the pressure/compulsion seems to be to seek to reason with the antisemite and… Continue reading Why do we find ourselves reasoning with antisemitism?
The response to the Maccabi Tel Aviv game was not a success
This will probably be my last post on this. I realise that this won’t be the most important topic for a lot of readers. However, as a resident of Birmingham living close to Aston and with Jewish friends, this has been a topic that has mattered much to me personally. I wasn’t going to say… Continue reading The response to the Maccabi Tel Aviv game was not a success
Maccabi Tel Aviv, links to the IDF and why attempts to explain their ban from Aston Villa have made things better not worse (updated)
One of the reports circulating is that the police intelligence for the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was that significant numbers 200-500 had “links to the IDF. This is an example of institutionalized/implicit or hidden bias. Note two things 1. We tend to use that kind of language to suggest something sinister eg “links to the… Continue reading Maccabi Tel Aviv, links to the IDF and why attempts to explain their ban from Aston Villa have made things better not worse (updated)
Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
I see that a rumour is doing the rounds which seems to have originated from an unnamed source in the Guardian, that the reason for the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban at Aston Villa was not to do with the safety of Israeli and Jewish fans at the game but police intelligence that the fans… Continue reading Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
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