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Police probe over 'antisemitic' post of Jewish actress with devil horns
Police Scotland is investigating a campaign against Dame Maureen Lipman after Jewish leaders called the image antisemitic and linked it to rising attacks.
- Police Scotland is investigating a social media post by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign depicting Dame Maureen Lipman with devil horns and a pitchfork. The image was used in a petition to cancel her upcoming play, Allegra.
- The SPSC petition alleges the production contradicts Aberdeen Performing Arts' values, claiming Dame Maureen holds extremist views on Palestinians and Muslims, including support for the state of Israel.
- Calling the depiction a "longstanding antisemitic trope," the Campaign Against Antisemitism condemned the post as "shameful." Timothy Lovat, chairman of the Jewish Council of Scotland, reported the image to authorities, warning it encourages attacks against Jewish people.
- Aberdeen Performing Arts refused to cancel the show, citing an "Everyone Is Welcome Here" ethos. Conservative MP Andrew Bowie publicly supported the actress, stating she remains "welcome" in the city.
- Tensions surrounding the petition arise as Dame Maureen recently stated antisemitism in the UK has reached levels comparable to Nazi Germany in 1933. She previously called for a ban on pro-Palestine marches in London.
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Jewish actress Maureen Lipman depicted as the devil by pro-Palestine activists in 'disgusting' boycott campaign over new role
Pro-Palestinian campaigners have sparked outrage after they portrayed Jewish actress Dame Maureen Lipman as a demonic figure with red horns and a pitchfork as part of a boycott campaign over a new role
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