British-Jewish group admit ‘member of team’ helped disgraced Holocaust revisionist
'Anti-occupation' group Na'amod confirm their investigation into claims made by campaigner David Collier about their dealings with Pete Gregson shows 'email was sent by a member of our team, who is no longer in their position'
British Jewish organisation Na’amod have admitted a “member of our team” was responsible for an email sent to the disgraced antisemite Pete Gregson offering to help himfind venues for a speaking tour.
Investigator David Collier had accused the group of responding to an email sent by Gregson on 7 July 2022 asking for help finding venues for a speaking tour featuring individuals deeply hostile to Israel such as Dr Azam Tamimi and the leader of Neturie Karta.
Gregson wrote: “Would you be able to give me some support? …ideally organising suitable venues. We would like to visit evert city where there is a sizable Muslim population…. would Na’amod be able to help in any way?”
Na’amod initially said they had looked into claims and found not evidence they had responded by sending a “master doc for venues” to Gregson, an expelled formerGMB shop steward who accused Israel of “exaggerating” the Nazis’ murder of six million Jews.
Collier’s investigation suggested their response, sent the following day, read: “Hi Pete. That all sounds really good. We actually have a master doc for venues that we use when organising events I’ve attached to this email.”
But in a new statement Na’amod now admit:” We have now completed a thorough investigation into the email sent from the Na’amod account to Pete Gregson, and have concluded that the email was sent by a member of our team, who is no longer in their position.
“We offer our unreserved and sincere apologies that this happened.
“That email should never have been sent and was not approved. We unequivocally reject and condemn Pete Gregson’s antisemitic views, and want nothing to do with him.”
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