Category: Labour Party

labour party, hoping the Zionists are killed
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism in the church, BBC, BDS, Labour Party

This isn’t just a problem with antisemitism in the Labour Party

It was October of 2000, and the internet had suddenly exploded with anti-Israel venom after the outbreak of the Second Intifada. As a way of trying to understand the sea of hatred, I created my first ‘alter-ego’, an online account that was designed to ‘take a closer look’ at those that hated the Jews. This was long before Facebook, in an age of anonymous forums … Continue reading This isn’t just a problem with antisemitism in the Labour Party

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swastika sat tolpuddle
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Conflict history, Labour Party, NGO's, The I/P conflict

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, so much love, so much hate

21 July 2018. Saturday morning, 5am and I am on my way to spend the weekend at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. I don’t get to choose these dates, and my wife is none too happy about me missing her birthday.  Three years ago, Bournemouth Action for Israel had a stall at the Tolpuddle event. On the Saturday they faced some poisonous verbal abuse. When they … Continue reading Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, so much love, so much hate

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anti-Israel stickers on the anti-Trump demo
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Labour Party, NGO's, The I/P conflict, UK, USA

The anti-Trump demonstration, spreading poison on London’s streets

I watched it, saw it live. The young girls who went scrambling for the ‘free Palestine’ stickers’. “I have to get one dad”, one of them squealed, as she dragged her father over towards a table that she believed was giving these stickers away. That was my welcome to the ‘anti-Trump demonstration’, London, 13 July 2018. She wasn’t disappointed. There were people manning several such … Continue reading The anti-Trump demonstration, spreading poison on London’s streets

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British Jews slam
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BDS, Holocaust, Labour Party, Media Bias

The dark clouds continue to gather for British Jews

Yesterday things took a darker turn for British Jews. Let us go back to Tuesday 26 April 2016, 7:53am. A Facebook post by Naz Shah emerges on the Guido Fawkes website. It is a post from 2014 suggesting that Israel should be “relocated” to America and praising the “transportation costs”. Within hours, other posts emerged, including one comparing Israel to the Nazis. By 13:30, Naz Shah … Continue reading The dark clouds continue to gather for British Jews

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Gordon Nardell
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BBC, Conflict history, Labour Party, The I/P conflict

The Labour party and the shameful appointment of Gordon Nardell

The Labour Party recently appointed Gordon Nardell as ‘Labour’s in-house Counsel’. The position is an important one. Gordon Nardell will oversee the disciplinary process on antisemitism. If we are to gauge Labour’s approach to antisemitism through this appointment, it would be safe to conclude the Labour Party intend to actively protect the rampant racism that exists within Corbyn’s faction. I found out about the appointment … Continue reading The Labour party and the shameful appointment of Gordon Nardell

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Jewish News blog
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Conflict history, general, Labour Party, NGO's, The I/P conflict

We must not accept the normalisation of extremism

Let us imagine that a group of radical Islamic terrorists from Northern Iraq had managed to enter Europe and were shot as they tried to engage in an terrorist attack on civilians in London. Now imagine a circle of Muslims in Parliament Square saying prayers for them. What would be the reaction? Okay, I get that if a few Muslims were saying prayers for Islamic … Continue reading We must not accept the normalisation of extremism

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Kaddish for terrorists
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, general, Labour Party, Media Bias, The I/P conflict

The day that Jewish people said Kaddish for Palestinian terrorists

Have you heard the one about the Jewish activists who said Kaddish for Palestinian terrorists? The story starts in November 2015 during the ‘stabbing intifada‘ that saw a wave of stabbing attacks by Palestinians against Israelis. British students honoured Palestinian terrorists who died whilst killing or trying to kill Israelis. The great invasion Fast forward to May 2018. The Hamas are weak and facing unrest … Continue reading The day that Jewish people said Kaddish for Palestinian terrorists

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Momentum antisemitism
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, BBC, BDS, Conflict history, Labour Party, The I/P conflict, UK, United Nations, USA

The Corbyn v Jews chess match. Gaining time by doing nothing

Yesterday there was a meeting between the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC), Board of Deputies (BOD), and Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party. The Jewish organisations reported that the meeting had been disappointing as Corbyn had failed to meet even the ‘minimum level of action’ necessary. As I wrote last week, these are the opening moves of a game ‘that must be played‘. Neither … Continue reading The Corbyn v Jews chess match. Gaining time by doing nothing

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Alan Maddison, Labour Against the Witch-Hunt
anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, Labour Party, Media Bias, UK

Attacking Jews, the whole antisemitism crisis, will ‘be positive for Labour’

Since the Palestine Live report was first published on this blog 6 weeks ago, the focus on antisemitism in the Labour Party has intensified. I am working on two related reports and continue to engage with the sewer where the antisemitism exists. ‘Labour Against the Witch Hunt’, the group set up by people like Jackie Walker and Tony Greenstein, along with ‘Jewish Voice for Labour’ … Continue reading Attacking Jews, the whole antisemitism crisis, will ‘be positive for Labour’

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