London: Police probe anti-Semitic facebook posts

London: Police probe anti-Semitic facebook posts


Police have launched an urgent investigation into a horrific Facebook group that gave graphic details of anti-Semitic incidents perpetrated by its members against Ilford's Jewish community.


The group, created by a student at Loxford School of Science and Technology, attracted more than 500 members in two weeks following its launch last month and featured teenagers boasting about engaging in anti-Semitic behaviour.



It featured messages from youths using language rife with spelling errors,

profanities and teenage colloquialisms.


One girl wrote: "Jews are the ones that killed prophets in the past. Dirty filthy scum-bags. No wonder they have the curse of Allah upon them. Burn Jew burn."



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The Jewish News was informed about the group, created by a student at
Loxford School, by a private investigator in Australia. It has since been
removed from the popular social networking site.


The group was described by a Community Security Trust (CST) official as "one of the most shocking things I have ever seen".


A spokeswoman from Redbridge Council, speaking on behalf of Loxford School, said the school was contacted about the group and then immediately reported it to Facebook and the police.


The spokeswoman said: "The student concerned has been dealt with and the school has taken disciplinary action. There is an ongoing police investigation so we are unable to comment further."



Ilford police confirmed it had "received an allegation regarding anti-Semitic material being published on a social networking website".



A spokeswoman told the Jewish News that the police are investigating and inquiries continue.



Several comments on the vile Facebook site include misguided references to Islam and the Koran as justification for targeting Jews.



One female youth wrote: "We hate Jews for the sake of Allah as he has told us to do in the Koran."



The group page included offensive jokes invoking pejorative stereotypes about Jews and money as well as an anti-Semitic cartoon. There was also a link to a YouTube video entitled "Kill All Christians and Jews".



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Source: Totally Jewish, h/t NRP

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