The story is here -- Critique of the new motion, here -- UCU president going back on election promises, here -- Sally Hunt "Open the Books", here -- Institutional antisemitism in UCU, here -- Jerusalem Post report, here -- Who is Lord Lester, UCU's barrister who says the boycott is illegal, here -- Links to Engage's anti-boycott arguments, here -- Eve Garrard, boycott campaign as stalker: here -- Jon Pike, NEC-elect, on UCU democracy, here.
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Solidarity 3/132, 14 May 2008

May 2008. Sixty years after the declaration of the state of Israel in compliance with the November 1947 resolution of the UN. The conflict with the Palestinians and the Arabs which at the Jewish state’s birth led to Arab invasion, war and the elimination of the Palestinian state stipulated in the UN resolution (almost all its territory went to Jordan and Egypt) is, perhaps, further from being resolved now than it was sixty years ago. The 41 year occupation of territory captured in the June 1967 war continues to poison Isreali-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
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This story is by Danny Caro and Simon Griver in The Jewish Chronicle

REVEALED : THE RACIST EMAILS SENT TO CHELSEA'S AVRAM GRANT

Exclusive: Chelsea manager Avram Grant has been the target of vile antisemitic abuse, the JC can reveal.

We have seen copies of emails sent to the Israeli, whose club last week distanced itself from claims by his agent that he had been a victim of race-hate.
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It often happens that people who hate Israel take it out on Jews. Today, Nakba Day, the ultra-orthodox community in Stamford Hill, Hackney found anti-Israel graffiti on their synagogue, walls, shops, traffic lights.

This was an attack on Jews as proxies for Israel, and the Jews on the receiving end understand this. One said "Everyone feels scared" and another, "It makes us feel that we are in exile". The irony is that this it is precisely this sense of exile which strengthened the Jewish will for a state of their own in the years before the establishment of Israel.
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda): I beg to move,

That this House has considered the matter of anti-Semitism.

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the House for calling this debate on anti-Semitism. It comes at an appropriate time, as it has been a year since the all-party parliamentary group against anti-Semitism reported on its inquiry. On Monday I laid a Command Paper before the House. It gave an opportunity to reflect on the all-party group’s work, and today’s debate is a good opportunity to congratulate all Members of this House—Back Benchers from all parties—on the contributions that they have made, and to congratulate our stakeholders.
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This story by Benedict Moore-Bridger and Robert Mendick is from the Evening Standard.

London's Jewish community has been targeted by a wave of anti-Semitic graffiti.

Residents were today warned to look out for suspicious activity following the racist attack in north-east London.

Vandals sprayed shops, pavements and walls outside four synagogues in Clapton Common and Stamford Hill on Tuesday night. Worshippers were yesterday confronted with slogans such as "Jihad to Israel" and "Jihad to Tel Aviv".

Hackney council is removing the graffiti, which consisted of 40 pieces of writing.

David Greenwald, 20, who visits the Chasidey Belz Beth Hemedrash synagogue in Clapton Common, said the close-knit community was shocked.

"This morning I went to synagogue to pray and saw the writing all over everywhere - walls, shops, traffic lights," he said. "Everyone feels scared. Here we do not have any problem with Arabs - there has never been anything like this before, but now we are worried."

Another worshipper said: "It makes us feel that we are in exile. It could be kids doing it but even so, it shows something." The other synagogues were Satmar Beth Hamedrash Yetev Lev, Atereth Zvi Beth Hamedrash, and the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations. Yesterday further racist graffiti appeared in Bethnal Green.

A spokesman for the Community Security Trust, an organisation which looks after the safety of British Jews, said: "We are already on a relatively high state of alert due to pronouncements by pro-al Qaeda supporters relating to attacks on Jews, and this adds to the picture of threat." Jules Pipe, Mayor of Hackney, said: "Hackney is a tolerant place and we've never seen anything like this before. Our graffiti removal teams are working with the police to remove it as quickly as possible to minimise any further distress."

Scotland Yard said officers were looking at CCTV footage and forensic teams have recovered a canister of spray paint. Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

This story by Benedict Moore-Bridger and Robert Mendick is from the Evening Standard.
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