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    Islamist Antisemitism: A Neglected Hate

    The Independent Review of Prevent by Sir William Shawcross observes that many individuals of radicalisation concern appear to harbour antisemitic beliefs, in some cases expressing the intent to assault and kill members of the Jewish community. The Review consequently recommends that Prevent begin to address the anti-Jewish component of both Islamist and Extreme Right-Wing ideology. British institutions tasked with countering extremism should develop a far better understanding of Islamist antisemitism and its role in radicalisation to violence, better enabling practitioners and the policy community to tackle this particularly pernicious and powerful component of extremism. This report provides a resource to assist in the development of such an understanding, combining historical scholarship with statistical analysis and a summary of opinion from a diverse group of experts.

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    CEG response to Government’s Prevent Review ‘Progress Update’

    One year on progress report - public support for Hamas shows more work needs to be done Sir William Shawcross’ concerns about the implementation of his Prevent review should prompt the Government to action. In the press yesterday, Sir William criticised the Government’s ‘One year on progress report’, arguing that there are key areas among his 34 recommendations that have not been adequately addressed. In his original review, published last February, Sir William criticised Prevent for overlooking an in-depth investigation into the domestic Hamas support network (IRP, p.25), despite the terrorist group being proscribed in full in late 2019. Troublingly, since the 7...

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