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14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Antisemitism is a 'stain' on Britain that 'refuses to be consigned to history', report finds
Antisemitism is a "stain" on British society that "refuses to be consigned to history", a new report into how to root it out of the workplace has said. Commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the review has taken place in the shadow of a massive rise in antisemitism that followed the Hamas attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023. The report was co-authored by Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism and former Conservative minister . "The Commission heard shocking experiences that we will not ignore," Lord Mann said, as the report was published on Tuesday. He added: "Antisemitism is racism and it must be treated as such. We hope these recommendations will provide additional guidance and action for civil society." Recommendations from the review include improvements to NHS training, policing standards, guidance for schoolteachers and measures to ensure that Jewish people are not discriminated against by professional bodies. Dame Penny said: "No person should face abuse or discrimination whilst going about their business, whether it is pursuing the career of their choice or accessing public services. "We wanted to suggest some very practical things that can be dealt with swiftly and will dramatically improve people's experiences." Read more:Musk's AI chatbot updated after posting antisemitic messages Lord Mann and Dame Penny set out 10 recommendations calling for educators, public services and trade unions to do more to tackle antisemitism. Among them was a recommendation for every NHS trust to have "basic training on contemporary antisemitism". Meanwhile, efforts to teach primary school teachers how to avoid passing on antisemitism and anti-Jewish tropes in their lessons should be rolled out in faith schools across the UK, the report said.
Sky News
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News
Antisemitism is a 'stain' on Britain that 'refuses to be consigned to history', report finds
Antisemitism is a "stain" on British society that "refuses to be consigned to history", a new report into how to root it out of the workplace has said. Commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the review has taken place in the shadow of a massive rise in antisemitism that followed the Hamas attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023. The report was co-authored by Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism and former Conservative minister Dame Penny Mordaunt. "The Commission heard shocking experiences that we will not ignore," Lord Mann said, as the report was published on Tuesday. He added: "Antisemitism is racism and it must be treated as such. We hope these recommendations will provide additional guidance and action for civil society." Recommendations from the review include improvements to NHS training, policing standards, guidance for schoolteachers and measures to ensure that Jewish people are not discriminated against by professional bodies. Dame Penny said: "No person should face abuse or discrimination whilst going about their business, whether it is pursuing the career of their choice or accessing public services. "We wanted to suggest some very practical things that can be dealt with swiftly and will dramatically improve people's experiences." Lord Mann and Dame Penny set out 10 recommendations calling for educators, public services and trade unions to do more to tackle antisemitism. Among them was a recommendation for every NHS trust to have "basic training on contemporary antisemitism". Meanwhile, efforts to teach primary school teachers how to avoid passing on antisemitism and anti-Jewish tropes in their lessons should be rolled out in faith schools across the UK, the report said.
ITV News
a day ago
- Health
- ITV News
Antisemitism an ‘urgent issue' for all of British society, Penny Mordaunt warns
Dame Penny Mordaunt has said she was 'stunned into silence' as she undertook a government-backed review into antisemitism in British society. The former Conservative minister joined Lord John Mann, the government's antisemitism adviser, in chairing an independent commission on antisemitism on behalf of the Board of Deputies, Britain's largest Jewish community organisation. Writing in the Telegraph newspaper, the pair described themselves as 'hard-nosed politicians' who are 'used to dealing with the extremes of human emotions and catastrophe'. Despite "decades of these experiences", however, they said they were "still stunned into silence" by the evidence they had received as independent chairs of the Board of Deputies Commission on Antisemitism, "particularly from young people in the Jewish community". 'This is an urgent issue not just for the Jewish community but for the United Kingdom as a whole,' the pair added. 'We are all harmed if we tolerate the abuse of some of our fellow citizens by those who hold warped or extreme views.' Their warnings of growing antisemitic prejudices across British society, from the NHS to arts organisations and the police, comes as the report they authored is set to be published on Tuesday. Among its recommendations are that the NHS should hold a summit to tackle the 'specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism' within the health service. Lord Mann and former defence secretary Dame Penny set out 10 recommendations calling for educators, public services and trade unions to do more to tackle antisemitism, including "basic training on contemporary antisemitism" for every NHS trust. "From evidence that we heard, we can identify that there is a specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism within the NHS," they said. "We recommend that a summit should be held with NHS leaders across the UK to begin to address this." They noted an 'identifiable lack of consistency and capacity in antisemitism training' and recommended the creation of a specific antisemitism training qualification, adding that such training should be included within equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in organisations and institutions. Government doesn't know how many migrants could be returned under France deal Baseline US tariffs on most UK goods 'here to stay', Lord Mandelson says Efforts to teach primary school teachers how to avoid passing on antisemitism and anti-Jewish tropes in their lessons should be rolled out in faith schools across the UK, the commission said. It added that professional organisations and trade unions should ensure that all Jewish members are treated equally and with respect, while there must be a consistent approach taken by police when dealing with antisemitic crimes. The commission said it had seen evidence of 'hidden barriers being put in front of Jewish involvement within the arts' and said there must always be a 'robust response for those who choose to discriminate and government at every level should ensure this'. Lord Mann said: 'It is unacceptable that the Jewish community has faced an onslaught of antisemitism since October 7th. 'Whilst this is not new, the commission heard shocking experiences that we will not ignore. Antisemitism is racism and it must be treated as such. We hope these recommendations will provide additional guidance and action for civil society.' Dame Penny said: 'No person should face abuse or discrimination whilst going about their business, whether it is pursuing the career of their choice or accessing public services. 'We wanted to suggest some very practical things that can be dealt with swiftly and will dramatically improve people's experiences.' Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg said: 'Overall, the challenge in civil society can be summarised as one of a failure to apply the protections rightly afforded to different vulnerable groups equally to Jewish people in the same positions. 'Many sectors promote strong Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) processes, which are very important, but too often, these protections seem to exclude Jews.' He said the board will insist that 'Jews must count' and will use the recommendations of the commission's report 'to ensure that they do'. An NHS spokesperson said: 'It is completely unacceptable for anyone to experience racism, discrimination or prejudice in the health service, whether staff or patient, and the NHS takes any instance of antisemitism or discrimination extremely seriously. 'The NHS provides care and treatment for everyone regardless of race, faith, or background and all NHS healthcare providers should have policies in place to address issues like this in the workplace.'
BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Antisemitism report finds increase in anti-Jewish discrimination
A new report into antisemitism has laid out a number of recommendations, including that the NHS tackle what it found was a "specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism". Launched by the Board of Deputies of British Jews in 2024, the report made 10 recommendations after taking evidence from a range of organisations, including the NHS, the arts industry and the John Mann, the government's independent advisor on antisemitism, who led the review with ex-Conservative cabinet minister Dame Penny Mordaunt, said the commission heard "shocking experiences".He said it was "unacceptable" there had been what he called an "onslaught of antisemitism" in the UK since 7 October. He added that they hoped the recommendations would provide guidance and 1,200 people were killed in a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, while 251 others were taken Israeli military launched an ongoing campaign in Gaza in response to the attack. At least 57,823 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health majority of the recommendations in the report pointed towards antisemitism training in different was the creation of an "Antisemitism Training Qualification" for those who carry out training on what it called "contemporary antisemitism". It explained that Jewish communal organisations wanted to increase knowledge on anti-Jewish discrimination, which could be done if there was a standard training given by a "credible provider".On Jewish identity, it said Judaism "should always be seen and understood... as an ethnicity as well as a religion", which the commission said would ensure antisemitism is dealt with report found many Jewish employees within the NHS felt antisemitism was not being addressed in the workplace, as well as some Jewish patients feeling "uneasy about using the service".Among its recommendations are that the NHS should hold a summit to tackle the "specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism" within the health service. It also suggested that antisemitism should be included in all Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training, which it said would increase the number of people "educated" about it and "confident in tackling it"."No person should face abuse or discrimination whilst going about their business, whether it is pursuing the career of their choice or accessing public services," Dame Penny education, the report claimed to have received evidence of some Christian primary school teachers "inadvertently using antisemitic tropes" in subjects such as religious said it welcomed an initiative proposed by the Winchester Diocese and the local Jewish community to teach the teachers how to avoid doing so, and recommended that it be evaluated and applied to all faith Board of Deputies said that while it believed "everyone should have the right to express their opinions and beliefs", those in a role of "welfare, safety or security... have an additional duty to ensure people feel able to ask for their assistance".Other recommendations asked that Jewish members of the arts industry and unions be treated key recommendation was on policing and devising a "consistent approach" to dealing with antisemitic of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg said the report could be "summarised as one of a failure to apply the protections rightly afforded to different vulnerable groups equally to Jewish people in the same positions".
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- Health
- North Wales Chronicle
Antisemitism an ‘urgent issue' for all of British society, Penny Mordaunt warns
The former Conservative minister joined Lord John Mann, the Government's antisemitism adviser, in chairing an independent commission on antisemitism on behalf of the Board of Deputies, Britain's largest Jewish community organisation. Writing in the Telegraph newspaper, the pair described themselves as 'hard-nosed politicians' who are 'used to dealing with the extremes of human emotions and catastrophe'. But they added: 'Even with decades of these experiences, we were still stunned into silence by the evidence that we received as independent chairs of the Board of Deputies Commission on Antisemitism, particularly from young people in the Jewish community.' 'This is an urgent issue not just for the Jewish community but for the United Kingdom as a whole,' the pair added. They also said: 'We are all harmed if we tolerate the abuse of some of our fellow citizens by those who hold warped or extreme views.' Their warnings of growing antisemitic prejudices across British society, from the NHS to arts organisations and the police, comes as the report they authored is set to be published on Tuesday. Among its recommendations are that the NHS should hold a summit to tackle the 'specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism' within the health service. Lord Mann and former defence secretary Dame Penny set out 10 recommendations calling for educators, public services and trade unions to do more to tackle antisemitism. Among them was a recommendation for every NHS trust to have 'basic training on contemporary antisemitism'. They stated: 'From evidence that we heard, we can identify that there is a specific unaddressed issue of antisemitism within the NHS. We recommend that a summit should be held with NHS leaders across the UK to begin to address this.' They noted an 'identifiable lack of consistency and capacity in antisemitism training' and recommended the creation of a specific antisemitism training qualification, adding that such training should be included within equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in organisations and institutions. Efforts to teach primary school teachers how to avoid passing on antisemitism and anti-Jewish tropes in their lessons should be rolled out in faith schools across the UK, the commission said. It added that professional organisations and trade unions should ensure that all Jewish members are treated equally and with respect, while there must be a consistent approach taken by police when dealing with antisemitic crimes. The commission said it had seen evidence of 'hidden barriers being put in front of Jewish involvement within the arts' and said there must always be a 'robust response for those who choose to discriminate and government at every level should ensure this'. Lord Mann said: 'It is unacceptable that the Jewish community has faced an onslaught of antisemitism since October 7th. 'Whilst this is not new, the commission heard shocking experiences that we will not ignore. Antisemitism is racism and it must be treated as such. We hope these recommendations will provide additional guidance and action for civil society.' Dame Penny said: 'No person should face abuse or discrimination whilst going about their business, whether it is pursuing the career of their choice or accessing public services. 'We wanted to suggest some very practical things that can be dealt with swiftly and will dramatically improve people's experiences.' Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg said: 'Overall, the challenge in civil society can be summarised as one of a failure to apply the protections rightly afforded to different vulnerable groups equally to Jewish people in the same positions. 'Many sectors promote strong Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) processes, which are very important, but too often, these protections seem to exclude Jews.' He said the board will insist that 'Jews must count' and will use the recommendations of the commission's report 'to ensure that they do'. An NHS spokesperson said: 'It is completely unacceptable for anyone to experience racism, discrimination or prejudice in the health service, whether staff or patient, and the NHS takes any instance of antisemitism or discrimination extremely seriously. 'The NHS provides care and treatment for everyone regardless of race, faith, or background and all NHS healthcare providers should have policies in place to address issues like this in the workplace.'
