Employers Have a ‘Blind Spot’ When it Comes to Anti-Semitism, Claims Eric Salama

The former chairman of Comic Relief, Eric Salama, says many UK employers often have a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to addressing anti-Semitism.
Employers Have a ‘Blind Spot’ When it Comes to Anti-Semitism, Claims Eric Salama
An image taken from the Twitter feed of Oliver Cooper, showing anti-semitic graffiti on a shop in Hampstead, north London on Dec. 29, 2019. Oliver Cooper/X/PA Media
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The former chief executive of the consulting firm Kantar, Eric Salama—who quit as chairman of Comic Relief last month—has said many employers have a “blind spot” when it comes to dealing with anti-Semitism.

Mr. Salama—whose parents were Egyptian Jewish immigrants— told The Times many Jewish people in Britain felt “threatened and vulnerable in a way I’ve not seen before” after a huge rise in anti-Semitic incidents since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in October.
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