{"id":27881,"date":"2024-02-20T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/amy-winehouse-star-of-david-necklace-on-singers-camden-statue-covered-by-pro-palestinian-sticker-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:15:19","slug":"amy-winehouse-star-of-david-necklace-on-singers-camden-statue-covered-by-pro-palestinian-sticker-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/amy-winehouse-star-of-david-necklace-on-singers-camden-statue-covered-by-pro-palestinian-sticker-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Winehouse: Star of David necklace on singer’s Camden statue covered by pro-Palestinian sticker | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Police are carrying out inquiries after a Star of David necklace on a statue of singer Amy Winehouse was covered with a sticker of a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n

The sticker was discovered on Monday morning on the Camden Market statue depicting the musician, who died in 2011 at the age of 27.<\/p>\n

Camden Market said the sticker was “removed immediately” after it was discovered and that the incident had been reported to the police.<\/p>\n

“Camden Market remains, first and foremost, a place of diversity – a global destination that welcomes everyone,” they said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

“Any form of discrimination on our estate will not be tolerated.”<\/p>\n

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A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of an image being shared on social media which shows the statue of Amy Winehouse in Camden Market with a pro-Palestinian sticker placed over the Star of David.<\/p>\n

“We know this will have caused upset to many people.<\/p>\n

“We are making enquiries with Camden Market to establish the circumstances and what evidence, such as CCTV footage, may be available.”<\/p>\n

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A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism described the incident as an act of antisemitism.<\/p>\n

“Covering the Star of David, a well-known symbol of Judaism, on the statue of a British Jewish singer, with a sticker of the Palestinian Authority flag is antisemitic,” they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Right now, 69% of British Jews say that they are less likely to show visible signs of their Judaism right now. When even a statue of a Jewish person can’t get away with it, is that any surprise?”<\/p>\n

Winehouse, who became a household name with her hit second album Back To Black, was raised Jewish by her parents in North London and went to Hebrew school every Sunday as a child.<\/p>\n

While she said in interviews that she was “not religious”, she described pride in her cultural heritage and traditions, and frequently performed with a Star of David medallion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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