Posts Tagged: Labour Party Jews
The UK’s Labour Party and Antisemitism: Enough Is Enough
It’s official. The UK Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn is no longer a safe place for Jews. It is no longer a...
‘Anti-Zionist and Jew:’ Behind Jeremy Corbyn’s Apology
JNS.org - “I refuse to characterize as opinion,” wrote Jean-Paul Sartre in Anti-Semite and Jew, “a doctrine that is aimed directly at particular persons and that seeks...
The Diverse Whitewashing of Antisemitism in the British Labour Party
In 2016, the UK was the first country to adopt for domestic use the antisemitism definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). But many actions...
Amid New UK Labour Party Antisemitism Row, Ex-London Mayor Claims Offensive Comments About Jews Are ‘Not Antisemitic’
The former Labour Party mayor of London, Ken Livingstone -- long the bête noire of UK Jews for his association with Islamists and his constant allegations that...
New Study: Europe’s Rising Antisemitism Forcing Jews to Leave or Hide
JNS.org - Why do half of French Jews want to leave France? Because the recent rise of violent antisemitism has made French Jews justifiably concerned...
A Wake Up Call for British Jews
British Jews and many other British nationals were shocked and dismayed with the outcome of last week’s general election in the UK. Contrary to expectations, Prime...
Ken Livingstone and the Myth of Zionist ‘Collaboration’ With the Nazis
In this meticulous rebuttal of the former mayor of London’s charge that "you had right up until the start of the second world war real...
What Jeremy Corbyn’s Reelection Could Mean for Britain and Its Jews
Last month, the UK Labour Party reelected Jeremy Corbyn to be its leader. Corbyn, a vociferous supporter of the BDS Movement, Hezbollah and Hamas, is also a...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May Will Deal With Antisemitism
On Wednesday, Theresa May, the former Home Secretary, became the new leader of the ruling British Conservative Party, and the UK's prime minister. Naturally, her...
UK’s Labour Party Antisemitism Scandal Widens With 50 Suspensions
JNS.org - The scandal surrounding antisemitism in the United Kingdom's Labour Party deepened with additional suspensions of party members for making antisemitic posts on social media,...
The Guardian and the Telegraph: Creating a ‘Safe Space’ for Anti-Zionists?
British media reports on the ongoing antisemitism scandal plaguing the Labour Party have been largely unproblematic, and quite unsympathetic to those attempting to rationalize or...
Antisemitism, George Orwell and the Labour Party
JNS.org - “It is generally admitted that antisemitism is on the increase, that it has been greatly exacerbated by the war, and that humane and enlightened...
Antisemitism, Jeremy Corbyn and the UK Labour Party
A lot has been written in the British media about antisemitism in the UK Labour Party, but an op-ed by Dave Rich of the CST masterfully cuts down to the core of what the debate...
British Jews Overwhelmingly Support Conservative Party in Upcoming Elections
JNS.org - British Jews overwhelmingly support the Conservative Party and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron in the upcoming national elections next month. According to a poll...
