Britain – Abusive behavior, August 2012 (22 incidents)

01/08/2012

The victim posted a comment on facebook relating to a fine he had received because of his untidy room at his student accomodation.

The offender replied “SAME, ROBBING JEWS”

 

01/08/2012 Salford, Manchester

A car passing through a Jewish area was heard shouting abuse at Jewish pedestrians.

 

03/08/2012

The reporter is the editor of a Jewish newspaper.

A friend of his who is a famous Jewish footballer recieved antisemitic messages on a social networking website.

The comment read “…..refusing to budge on his 34K wages? what do you expect? He’s Jewish – used to fighting with a village-full over a penny”

 

03/08/2012

The reporter is an editor for a Jewish newspaper. He is friends with a well known Jewish footballer.

The footballer received some antisemitic tweets which happened because the football club in which he plays for is facing bankruptcy

 

04/08/2012 St Annes on Sea, Lancashire

The Rabbi of a local synagogue received a hand delivered, offensive letter.

The letter stated “ADOLPH HITLER HAD THE RIGHT IDEA” and referred to Jewish people as “YIDS.”

 

04/08/2012 Salford

Antisemitic abuse was shouted at the visibly Jewish victim as he was walking to Synagogue.

The abuse was shouted from a passing vehicle, the occupant shouted “Jewish pig”.

 

04/08/2012 Longbenton, Newcastle

The victim, who is not Jewish but wears a fedora style hat, was walking away from the tram station and walked over the nearby bridge. While on the bridge a group of 10 year old boys saw him and shouted, Smelly Jew. go back to your own country.”

 

04/08/2012 Prestwich, Manchester

The victim was walking home from synagogue with his family when a vehicle driven by a white male drove past and the driver rolled down the window and shouted “fucking Jews” at them.

The victim took a note of the registration number and reported it to the police.

 

12/08/2012 Yorkshire

The victim and his family were walking near the beach when someone from a passing car shouted “A-JEW A-JEW,” pretending to sneeze.

 

14/08/2012 Blackpool

An art gallery was exhibiting a crazy golf course relating to historic moments.

One of the holes had a half body of Hitler, in full Nazi uniform, that did a Nazi salute and shouted            “Nein” when the ball was putted through him.

 

14/08/2012 Leicester

Two emails were sent to a local Synagogue, which read; “PEACE OUT FUHRAR” and “HITLER DID NOTHING TO YALL WHY U HATIN.”

 

14/08/2012

The reporter was calling on behalf of her son who is 11 years old. They live in an area where there are no other Jewish people living.

The victim has been recieving anitsemitic abuse from some local trouble makers.

 

15/08/2012 Golders Green, London

The reporter called CST as a member of the public had recieved antisemitic verbal abuse from a passing vehicle.

 

16/08/2012 Gateshead

An Asian male shouted “Jewish fucking bastards” and “Sieg Heil” at the Jewish victim and did a Nazi salute.

The offender also threatened the victim with violence.

 

20/08/2012 London

A Rabbi was walking along the road when a vehicle drove past and the occupant shouted antisemitic abuse at him.

 

21/08/2012 Chingford, North East London

A non Jewish man was in a dispute with his neighbours regarding a boiler in their property. Since he brought the issue up the neighbours have started a campaign of harrassment against him. At first the older man living in the property started calling him an “animal bastard”.

One evening the victim went outside his property when the neighbours started shouting abuse at him. The older man who had shouted abuse before said “they are just jungle, they are worse than animals… They are Polish or Austrian” the daughter then shouted “they are Polish” to which the older man said “They are Jews, they are Jewish” to which the daughter replied “well, well, well, that explains a lot”.

 

 

22/08/2012 Golders Green, London

The victim who is visibly Jewish was walking in an orthodox Jewish area when he had verbal abuse shouted at him.

Two white English men were in a vehicle and called the victim over. He thought they were going to ask directions but instead one of the people in the vehicle said “you’ve got a bath plug on your head” and “Heil Hitler”. This was repeated quite a few times.

 

22/08/2012 Bournemouth, Dorset

A Rabbi and his wife were walking when they received antisemitic abuse.

The victims were told “fuck off Jews, we dont need you here”.

 

22/08/2012 Prestwich, Manchester

The non-Jewish victim, reported that a swastika had been daubed on his bin.

 

23/08/2012 Salford

The visibly Jewish victim was waiting to park outside his house when a passing car pulled alongside him and said “it’s no wonder they sent you to the gas chamber.”

The offender was an older, white, male.

 

24/08/2012 Harborne, Birmingham

The offender is an owner of an army surplus clothing shop. In the shop he was selling t-shirts showing Hitler doing a Nazi salute. The t-shirts were also emblazoned with key dates of the Nazi’s campaign across Europe.

 

24/08/2012 North Finchley, London

A Jewish man was leaving his office when a car drove past and the occupant shouted “A Jew, a Jew, a Jew” pretending to sneeze while other passengers laughed.

 

26/08/2012 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

A Jewish couple were at home when they were awoken in the early hours of the morning by their neighbours having a party. The wife tried to phone the neighbour but someone picked up the phone and put it down. She then decided to go outside to ask them to be a little quieter.

As she went to ask them to turn the noise down one friend of their neighbour started shouting at her. He said “shutup you fucking Jewish bitch” and then went on to shout about what Israelis are doing to alestinians. The victim told him that she is unwell and is only asking them to be a little quieter but the abuse from him continued.

An ambulance had been called to the property and the paramedics had heard the abuse. The victim went back into her house and told her husband what had happened when there was a knock on the door and there was a police man and a police woman who had come to speak about the incident.

They said that the ambulance had called them after hearing the abuse and asked if she wanted to press charges. She said she did not. The police then went over and spoke to the neighbours asking them to keep the noise down which they did.

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