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Ramy Youssef explained that the pin symbolized “justice for the people of Palestine,” adding, “it’s a universal message of just let’s stop killing kids.”

Notably absent were the yellow pins representing the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th. And that’s the point: if you’re calling for a ceasefire without calling for the release of the hostages, you are promoting Hamas’s agenda by questioning Israel's right to self-defense

.It was Hamas who barbarically attacked Israel, breaking the ceasefire on October 7th. Since then, Hamas has consistently rejected numerous ceasefire proposals. Hamas is not interested in a ceasefire, it is interested in murdering Jews and sacrificing Palestinians. If these artists cared so much about a ceasefire, they’d be applying pressure on Hamas rather than attacking Israel.

At its mildest, this is subconscious antisemitism; at its worst, deliberate attacks against Jews. Either way, it’s appalling and needs to be addressed. We cannot allow Hollywood celebrities to be manipulated into furthering Hamas’s hateful agenda around the world.
 


A group of Jewish students set out a table outside the University to encourage a discussion about Jewish identity on campus.

The group were handing out badges to passersby that said “Leeds leads against antisemitism”, while the stall itself featured a sign that said “Come talk to us about Jewish identity” as well as posters of children kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.

After approximately an hour, two women — believed to be students — approached the group running the stall. They began making comments amongst themselves and started to film the Jewish students.

When the two women walked closer to the stall, one of the Jewish students asked “Would you like an against-antisemitism badge?”. One of the women replied “Yes” but instead of taking the badge, she suddenly pulled the table covering, scattering the badges and leaflets all over the ground.

The women ran across the road laughing.The Jewish students sought the attention of a nearby
@WestYorksPolice
community support officer who went to speak with the two women. The conversation was apparently a short one and the women were said to be giggling and laughing about what they had done throughout.

The officer apparently then walked away without taking the details of the two women or speaking to the victims. It appears that the police intend to take no further action. We will be making a complaint about the officer involved.

The victims have informed us that this is not an isolated incident and is representative of other experiences on campus.

To protect the identity of the victims, we have blurred their faces. We have also blurred the faces of the two women, as we believe it is possible that they could be minors.

If you have any information on this incident, please e-mail mailto:[email protected].
 

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