Campaign Against Antisemitism
Almost two hours into his show today, James O’Brien deigned to apologise for the outrageous claims made on yesterday’s show. “At this time yesterday on the show, I read out a message from a listener called Chris who said that his wife had been brought up in the Jewish faith and
Campaign Against Antisemitism
It seems that this appalling clip of @MrJamesOB has now been removed by @LBC. This is a modern blood libel on national radio, amplified by a host who likely wouldn’t think twice about cutting off the caller were he promoting such grotesque falsehoods about another minority. No such generosity for the Jews. The suggestion that one ‘side’ of this conflict is the genocidal monsters of Hamas who slaughtered 1,200 people and took some 250 hostage, and the other ‘side’ is the Jewish community in Hertfordshire, is not only a baseless fiction and totally repugnant, but to broadcast it is unbelievably reckless. It is practically an invitation to disaffected people to target Jews in the UK - why not, if they are a ‘side’ in this conflict? It is deplorable the depths that some talkshow hosts will sink to inflame their listeners and drive up ratings. The consequences are borne by British Jews.
