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James O’Brien Apologizes for Airing Fabricated Anti-Semitic Claim

LBC’s deletion of the segment follows broad condemnation for the unvetted broadcast of a baseless antisemitic allegation

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Overview

  • James O’Brien read a listener’s message claiming that JewishShabbat 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