Fiona Sharpe 🧚🏻♀️🦄
@SharpeFiona
Thought of adding feminist but goes without saying, no? Constantly resisting the urge to be rude🤐 Spokesman for LabourAgainstAS
A crass yet apt illustration of where we are. The Jewish community’s most painful, tragic history has become a stolpersteine - a stepping stone - in Palestinianism. It has been weaponised against us and used as a prop in the dehumanisation of Jews and Israel. The memory of the…
Germany’s citizens are, not without missteps, navigating tricky questions of history, identity and geopolitics in their concerns about Israel’s war in Gaza. Its politicians have some catching up to do econ.st/3THvD2N Illustration: Peter Schrank
So why has the government given £2.5million to an organisation with a very limited track record of monitoring anti-Muslim hate and appears to have strong links with a man who wants Palestine Action de-proscribed, supported the Oct 7th massacre and described Zionism as a plague on…
Are Islamists long locked out in the political cold finding a back door into mainstream politics? It seems so. For now, one story. The Aziz Foundation is at the heart of all this. One must question the judgment of a group that chose the academic Tarek Younis as a "mentor". 1/9
This is so beautiful. 50 fragile butterflies caught in a net. Your voice can help set them free. Call on our govt to demand the release of the hostages. For 21 months they’ve been held, trapped. Like these butterflies, they deserve to fly free. 🦋 #UntilTheLastHostage
Brighton can be a hateful place. But that’s not the only story of my city. There are beautiful ppl who spent hours making origami butterflies in honour of hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal. He has a passion for Japan. Our butterflies are caught in a net of captivity. GET THEM FREE.
There is something very wrong when Prevent think a trip to Israel warrants a police visit. Maybe @DurhamPolice would like to explain where the risk was and how @MummyisT is vulnerable. Sounds to me like Prevent are being manipulated into suggesting support for Israel is an…
My story on how influencer mum @MummyisT was referred to Prevent and had police knocking on her door because she made a trip to Israel. Full story below.
It’s not about being Jewish in Britain, and Diane says you can’t recognise a Jewish person walking down the street. Maybe these people, like the man who was attacked on the bus in Dublin, were wearing signs saying ‘Jew’? But antisemitism is weaponised & these events didn’t…
In the last few days we’ve seen: * a girl being attacked while eating lunch in a kosher restaurant * another Jew being chased down the street for being a Jew * Palestine flags being raised everywhere from the Royal Opera House to a demo about benefits * a report from Jewish…
More than half of all Jewish teachers are reporting antisemitism in their schools. And 51% of them state that their schools did not deal with complaints adequately. That’s before we talk about the impact it’s having on pupils. I know that I have made numerous complaints about…
📈 Anti-Semitism rife in UK schools Jewish teachers have reported increasing instances of swastika graffiti and chants of “free Palestine” and “f--- the Jews” Read more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…
This ⬇️ Every word. These attacks don’t happen in a vacuum. If you’re part of creating this febrile environment, you might want to take a few minutes to reflect on what you’re contributing to.
Regarding last night's completely unprovoked assault of a Jewish man in Dublin, Ireland: The assault may have begun on a bus, but the gleeful hatred behind it didn't. No. It began with reckless words from Irish politicians and journalists, all meant to inflame, rather than…
Tell me there’s no antisemitism in Ireland. And for those apologist idiots who are thinking about defending this antisemite - don’t, because any defence makes you just as bad. To be clear - no hiding behind codewords of Zionist or Israeli here - this antisemite said what he…
Tonight a Jewish man was assaulted in an antisemitic hate crime in Dublin, Ireland. He was slapped by this man who said he knew he was Jewish because of his face. In this video, in the immediate aftermath of the assault, you can hear the assaulter scream that he is a…
So proud of my cousin, Maurice Cohen, Chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, so eloquently challenging the proposed "PIGs Bill" (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) and defending the tiny Jewish community. As the daughter of two Irish Jews, I have watched in…
Maurice Cohen, Chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, made a powerful statement at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade, which met on Tuesday for pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed PIGs Bill.
I wish there were more people like @Mr_Andrew_Fox standing up for British Jews, but he’s a pretty good ally to have in our corner. Antisemitism being normalised isn’t just a catchy headline - it impacts every part of my life. Instead of being part of the Silent Majority maybe…
I’ve been banging this drum for over a year, for no other reason than the fact I listen to my Jewish friends. If you’re British, you probably don’t have Jewish friends. Odds are strongly against it - they are a tiny minority in the UK. That’s why I’ve tried to amplify their…
🚨Report shows antisemitism “normalised in middle-class Britain” 1/7 British Jews suffering increasing prejudice “in our professions, cultural life and public services”…
I am so proud and grateful to call @adammaanit ‘achi’ and @HeidiBachram my friend & sister. They are the very best of people who haven’t let the unthinkable tragedy that their family has suffered harden their hearts or darken their souls. #OwenJones isn’t worthy of even saying…
Know this about my husband @adammaanit: Three members of his family were murdered by Hamas. He has no hate in his heart. He is an honest man in a world of propagandists and charlatans.
My friend Christopher Hitchens wrote acutely of the 7/7 terrorist attacks, and I’ve always shared his view. There is no way to propitiate theocratic fanaticism; the only effective, let alone reputable, response is to confront, thwart & defeat it.
Nice fluffy message @TfL and love @MayorofLondon pretty rainbow colours. Sadly it’s a load of rubbish. No unity for Jews and Israelis who weren’t safe at @PrideInLondon and had to hold their own #pride party today. #UnlovedAndUnwanted
In London, you are free to be who you want to be, and that's what makes our city so vibrant. We stand with the @MayorofLondon's message of love and unity for all. #LovedAndWanted #PrideinLondon
Can @DurhamPolice explain why they thought this was warranted and why they took this line of questioning? @Israel is not on a @FCDOGovUK list of prohibited countries for travelers. Maybe @IsraelinUK could follow up with @DavidLammy or @YvetteCooperMP to reassure visitors to…
I just had a truly scary conversation. Is this where the UK is now? I just spoke to someone who was really spooked - let us call her Jane. Jane is a strong advocate for Israel - and was just on a trip to Israel organised by the Israeli embassy. She lives in the North East A…
Andrew is a military man. He has chosen to write, extensively, about the security/strategic situation in Israel, Gaza and the broader Middle East. That’s his background and his expertise. He also recognises the historical significance of language & the slow burn of semantic…
I was in a Central London pub this evening and the barman demanded to know if my Jewish friend was a Zionist. Welcome to the UK in 2025.
Please read this by my brilliant friend @hearnimator. Yesterday a line was crossed and our public broadcaster @BBC sent anti-Jewish racist hate and threats of death into our living rooms, aided and abetted by @emilyeavis and @glastonbury
How dare the BBC broadcast extreme rhetoric into our living rooms express.co.uk/comment/expres…
What should have been an afternoon of music and entertainment became, for decent people, a vile frightening frenzy of hate. It didn’t happen in a vacuum and the incitement generated won’t just remain in that hostile field in Somerset.
378 people were murdered at the Nova music festival in Israel on 7 October. Today, tens of thousands of their counterparts at Glastonbury chanted “Death, death to the IDF”. In doing so they revealed a deep sickness at the heart of our culture. Full link in the next post.