A damning new report by StandWithUs UK has lifted the lid on the wave of antisemitism sweeping British universities since Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Testimonies from Jewish students across 14 universities paint a disturbing picture: threats, racism, and even swastikas, met with indifference or denial from campus authorities. StandWithUs UK also surveyed over 1,000 students across 20 universities and found:
This afternoon, the House of Lords will debate antisemitism on campus. Keir Starmer has said: “Antisemitism is completely abhorrent. It has no place whatsoever in our society.” If he means it, he might want to read the report’s recommendations:
The report is backed by cross-party support: Labour’s Baroness Hodge, Baroness Ramsay, and Lord Turnberg; Tory MPs Bob Blackman and Greg Smith; Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine; and crossbench peer Baroness Deech and non-affiliated peer Lord Austin. Greg Smith tells Guido:
“StandWithUs UK’s report paints a grim picture of what Jewish and pro-Israel students have endured for too long on our university campuses. It’s no surprise that university authorities have lost control or perhaps never tried to take seriously this issue seriously, but to hear the pain in the voice of these students hits hard. It is high-time that the Government intervened and ensured anti-Jewish racism was treated with the same no nonsense approach as all other forms of discrimination”
Read the report in full below:
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”