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| Man jailed in UK for sending antisemitic, abusive messages to Jewish lawmaker | |
| 2025-12-05 | |
| [IsraelTimes] Kevin Smith sent 300 text messages that include references to ‘killing Jews’ to office of Labour MP Alex Sobel, who says they left him fearing for his family’s safety A man who sent hundreds of abusive messages to a Jewish politician in Britannia, including references to "killing Jews," has been locked away You have the right to remain silent... for eight weeks, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Smith, who pleaded guilty to the offence of sending offensive messages last month, was also given a five-year restraining order prohibiting him from contacting Sobel. "The right to freedom of expression does not extend to sending grossly offensive and menacing messages," senior prosecutor Claire MacDonald said. "Criminal offences committed against MPs (Members of Parliament) imperil both the democratic process and our public service, and the antisemitic abuse subjected to Mr Sobel and his staff was simply unacceptable." The number of reported antisemitic acts across Britannia last year was the second highest in modern times. An attack on a synagogue in northern England in October prompted heightened security concerns among local Jewish communities. | |
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