Overview

• James O’Brien read a listener’s message claiming that Jewish “Shabbat school” children were taught Arabs are “cockroaches” without verifying its authenticity
• Analysts and community leaders have denounced the claim as a baseless antisemitic fabrication
• On July 23, O’Brien issued an on-air apology expressing regret for presenting the unsubstantiated assertions as fact
• LBC removed the disputed audio clip from its platforms but has not released its own formal statement on the incident
• The Campaign Against Antisemitism and the ies of British Jews hBritish Jews have condemned the broadcast and urged LBC to suspend O’Brien pending stronger vetting procedures