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YouTuber who approached Jews in Golders Green about Gaza loses libel case against Douglas Murray Mohammed Hijab had brought a defamation suit against the writer and the Spectator over a 2022 article focusing on his actions during 2022 riots in Leicester

(Jewish News) A social media influencer notorious for approaching strictly Orthodox Jews in Golders Green on a Shabbat to quiz them about Israel has lost a defamation case against the Spectator magazine and its associate editor Douglas Murray, with the judge ruling […]

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Douglas Murray libel trial closes with barrister defending Hijab’s ‘provocative’ online conduct Royal Courts of Justice hears four days of evidence as social media influencer sues Spectator and its associate editor

(Jewish News) The barrister representing Mohammed Hijab described his client as “provocative, a bit of a smart-alec, a bit too cocky” but insisted that lawyers for the Spectator and its associate editor Douglas Murray had failed to substantiate serious claims against him. […]

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Mohammed Hijab clashes with barrister in libel case against Douglas Murray Influencer in witness box in Royal Courts of Justice libel case involving the Spectator magazine and its associate editor

(Jewish News) Social media personality Mohammed Hijab appeared in the witness box at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday in a libel case he has brought against the Spectator magazine and its associate editor, Douglas Murray. Hijab, who has 1.28 million […]

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Douglas Murray, ‘Spectator’ magazine being sued by anti-Israel influencer for defamation Murray is an associate editor of the magazine, according to their website, and his column accused Hijab of 'whipping up a mob on the streets of London.'

(Jerusalem Post) British Muslim influencer Mohammed Hijab, known for his anti-Israel political activism, is suing Zionist political commentator Douglas Murray for defamation, a Thursday report from the Jewish Chronicle revealed. The cause for Hijab’s lawsuit is a column piece penned by Murray […]

News: Europe

New database launched to counter extremism

(BBC) A new global counter-extremism database has been launched in London. The EMAN Network, standing for Extremist Monitoring Analysis Network, aims to “combat hate speech and extremist ideologies by profiling radical individuals and organisations of all faiths.” Far-right extremists, anti-Semitic tweeters and […]