Minister’s plea to BBC after staff barred from antisemitism march
by Dipesh Gadher, Sunday Times:
A minister has criticised the BBC for barring its staff from joining the first national march against antisemitism, which is expected to be attended by tens of thousands of people tomorrow. (Ed. today, 26/11)
Rachel Riley, the Countdown presenter, and the comedian David Baddiel are among those joining the march, which has been described by the Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, as an opportunity for ordinary people to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with British Jews in the face of a surge in antisemitism in the UK since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Police expect about 50,000 people to attend the march, which is being organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism charity, partly in response to the almost weekly pro-Palestine protests in central London since the October 7 …
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See also: BBC bans staff from attending London march against antisemitism, Jerusalem Post
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