{"id":4177,"date":"2024-03-14T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2024-03-14T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:02:07","slug":"uk-redefines-extremism-after-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-jews-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=4177","title":{"rendered":"UK redefines extremism after rise in hate crimes against Jews, Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uk-redefines-extremism-after-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-jews-muslims.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\">Britain unveiled a\u00a0new definition\u00a0of extremism on Thursday in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on\u00a0Israel, although <strong>critics said the change risked infringing on freedom of speech.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Prime Minister\u00a0Rishi Sunak warned\u00a0that Britain\u2019s multi-ethnic democracy was being undermined by both Islamist and far-right extremists.<strong>Antisemitic incidents\u00a0rose by 147% in 2023 to record levels,<\/strong> especially after the Oct. 7 attacks, according to Community Security Trust, a Jewish safety watchdog. Tell Mama, a group which monitors anti-Muslim incidents, said last month that anti-Muslim hate crimes\u00a0also had grown by 335% since the attacks.\u201cOur democracy and our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from extremist groups, which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation,\u201d said Michael Gove, the communities minister who heads the department that produced the new extremism definition.Critics say it could be counter-productive and used to silence those who disagree with the government.Concern has been voiced by figures ranging from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, to former Conservative government ministers.<strong>\u2018IDEOLOGY BASED ON VIOLENCE\u2019<\/strong>In response, Gove said the definition would not embrace gender-critical campaigners, those with conservative religious views, transgender activists or environmental campaigners.<strong>\u201cIt\u2019s important to stress that we are in no way intending to restrict freedom of expression, religion or belief,\u201d<\/strong> Gove told parliament.But he named a number of organisations which will be assessed such as the far-right Patriotic Alternative, the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), and Cage, a group which gained notoriety in 2015 over its links to Mohammed Emwazi, known as \u201cJihadi John\u201d who appeared in Islamic State beheading videos.MAB and Cage have both condemned the definition change saying it was an assault on civil liberties which targeted Muslim groups.The new definition states that<strong> extremism \u201cis the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance\u201d<\/strong> that aims to destroy fundamental rights and freedoms; or undermine or replace the UK\u2019s liberal parliamentary democracy; or intentionally create an environment for others to achieve those results.Britain already bans groups which it says are involved in terrorism, and supporting or being a member of these organisations is a criminal offence. The militant Palestinian group Hamas is among the 80 proscribed international organisations.Groups identified as extremist following assessment over the next few weeks will not be subject to any action under criminal laws and will still be permitted to hold demonstrations.But the government will not provide them with any funding or other form of engagement. Currently, no groups have been officially defined as extremist using the\u00a0former definition\u00a0which has been in place since 2011.Follow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain introduced a new definition of extremism in response to an increase in hate crimes against Jews and Muslims following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. This change has been criticized for potentially infringing on freedom of speech. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the threat of extremism to Britain&#8217;s multi-ethnic democracy. Antisemitic incidents rose by 147% in 2023, reaching record levels, while anti-Muslim hate crimes increased by 335% since the Oct. 7 attacks. The new definition of extremism is described as the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred, or intolerance, aiming to undermine or replace the UK&#8217;s liberal parliamentary democracy or fundamental rights and freedoms. Critics, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and former Conservative government ministers, have expressed concerns about the potential impact on civil liberties. The government clarified that the definition would not restrict freedom of expression, religion, or belief, and named specific organizations for assessment under this new definition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1234,195,3,1810,203,445,1937,575,1939,304,250,415,298,1938,487,1823,187,299,1799,1792,1144,1812,1222,827,1702,382,1846,1681,494,134],"class_list":["post-4177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-attacks","tag-britain","tag-cyprus","tag-democracy","tag-environment","tag-eruption","tag-extremism","tag-far-right","tag-freedom-of-speech","tag-funding","tag-google","tag-government","tag-hamas","tag-hate-crimes","tag-incidents","tag-increase","tag-international","tag-israel","tag-parliament","tag-prime-minister","tag-religion","tag-rights","tag-safety","tag-security","tag-silence","tag-terrorism","tag-threat","tag-trust","tag-uk","tag-violence"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK redefines extremism after rise in hate crimes against Jews, Muslims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK redefines extremism after rise in hate crimes against Jews, Muslims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Britain introduced a new definition of extremism in response to an increase in hate crimes against Jews and Muslims following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. 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