Source: BBC
Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur’s match with West Ham.
A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted the comments about Hitler and the gas chambers after the Premier League match on 6 October.
Both men were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
Another 48-year-old man, from Canning Town, was arrested on 5 December on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
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What is the Y-Word?
- The word ‘yid’ means Jew in Yiddish
- In itself, it does not have any negative connotations
- It is thought it was used as an insult in the 20th Century, especially around the time of Oswald Mosley and the Black Shirts in the 1930s
- Some Spurs fans say they have reclaimed the word, turning it into a badge of honour and deflecting the offensive meaning attached to it by some opposing fans
Police had warned fans before the fixture not to use the word “yid” and said supporters who did so could be committing a crime.
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