Posts Tagged: Labour Party antisemitism
In Wake of Livingstone Resignation, UK Jewish Groups and MPs Say More Needs to Be Done About Labour Antisemitism
British Jewish leaders and MPs have hailed former London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s decision to resign from the Labour Party in the wake of a years-long...
Amid Corbyn Antisemitism Allegations, Labour Party Loses Big in Local Elections in Heavily Jewish District
JNS.org - The United Kingdom’s Labour Party sustained significant loses in a local council election in one of the United Kingdom’s most heavily populated Jewish districts...
Jewish MP, Backed by Dozens of Colleagues, Arrives at Antisemitism Hearing Beset by Pro-Corbyn Protesters
Labour lawmaker Ruth Smeeth was escorted by around 50 fellow MPs to a hearing on antisemitism at the British Parliament on Wednesday as she was heckled by far-left protesters...
Labour MPs Give Raw Accounts of Facing Threats, Abuse, as British Parliament Debates Antisemitism
A non-Jewish member of the British Parliament from the opposition Labour Party spoke on Tuesday in blunt detail about the antisemitic threats received by his...
British Jewish Leaders to Meet Corbyn Regarding Antisemitism in Labour Party
JNS.org - Britain’s two largest Jewish organizations have agreed to meet with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to address antisemitism in the party. Writing to the leaders of...
British Jews to Protest Antisemitism With Second March on Labour Party Headquarters
British Jews will hold a second demonstration against antisemitism in the UK Labour party on Sunday. The demonstration will take place at the Labour Party Head...
In a Passover Message, British Premier Recognizes Fight Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - In a message to the Jewish community on the occasion of Passover, British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke of antisemitism in the United Kingdom. “Of...
British Labour Leader Corbyn Criticized for Spending Passover With Anti-Israel Group
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn risked further souring his relationship with the Jewish community by attending a Passover event with a left-wing Jewish group that...
No Laughs for Ken Livingstone As Fury Greets Announcement of West End Theater Show for Former London Mayor Accused of Antisemitism
The former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone – long regarded as a foe of Britain's Jewish community for his incendiary attacks on Zionism – was...
Major Documentary on UK Labour Party Antisemitism Premieres in London
Some of the UK's leading Jewish intellectuals gathered with Labour Party parliamentarians at London's JW3 Jewish community center on Monday night for the public launch...
UK Labour Party Student Group Launches New Antisemitism Education Program in Effort to Repair Relations With Jewish Community
The UK Labour Party's national student group is taking "practical steps" to repair its damaged relations with the Jewish community, the organizer of an initiative aimed at educating...
UK Labour Party Supporter Says Holocaust Memorial Day Not Just About Jewish Genocide
JNS.org - The British Labour Party is under pressure to suspend Jackie Walker, a well-known supporter, for suggesting that Holocaust Memorial Day is not inclusive enough,...
Most British Jews Think Country’s Labour Party is Too Tolerant of Antisemitism
JNS.org - A remarkable majority of British Jews believe the country's Labour party is too tolerant of antisemitism, according to a new study by the Campaign...
Renowned Israeli Holocaust Historian: ‘If I Were a British Jew, I’d Be Worried’
A world-renowned Israeli Holocaust historian admitted this weekend that were he a British Jew, he'd "be worried," The Times reported. Yehuda Bauer was responding to reports of...
