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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn Yanks Video Downplaying Anti-Semitism Claims
— A video in support of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reelection to the post was withdrawn after Jewish leaders complained that it made light of allegations of anti-Semitism within the party. The video, “Five questions Corbyn supporters are tired of hearing,” was removed on Wednesday night from YouTube, but it still remains on…
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News Embattled Jeremy Corbyn Faces British Jews on Anti-Semitism
Jeremy Corbyn, the British Labour Party’s embattled leader, got credit for not being an anti-Semite Sunday night, but little else. Corbyn, who faced off against Owen Smith, his challenger for leadership of Great Britain’s official opposition party, before a London audience of Jewish Labour voters, assured those attending the forum that he recognized Israel’s right…
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Opinion Why Anti-Semitism in the British Left Should Worry American Jews, Too
According to Dave Rich in The New York Times, the left in Britain has a serious anti-Semitism problem. Indeed, he explains, under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, antipathy or profound insensitivity to Israel and Judaism has all but taken over the Labour Party. Why should American Jews care about parochial British politics two thousand miles…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Faces Police Probe for Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts
— A British lawmaker who was suspended from the Labour party for anti-Semitic comments posted on social media is being investigated by police. Naz Shah, who was readmitted to the party in July, could be charged with inciting religious hatred, an offense punishable by up to seven years in prison, the Daily Mail reported Monday….
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Fast Forward Ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone Again Claims Hitler Backed Zionism
— Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone reiterated his claims that Hitler supported Zionism, claims that got him suspended from Britain’s beleaguered Labour Party. Livingstone on Monday returned to the BBC London morning radio show where he made the original remarks five months ago, in defense of Labour lawmaker Naz Shah, who was suspended a day…
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Fast Forward Israeli Diplomat Says British Labour Party Still Has Anti-Semitism Problem
— Repeated anti-Semitic incidents involving members of the United Kingdom’s Labour party show it must work harder to fix the problem, Israel’s envoy to the fight against anti-Semitism said. Gideon Behar, the director of the Israeli foreign ministry’s Department for Combating Antisemitism, spoke with JTA amid reports of a fresh string of hate speech by…
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Fast Forward Israel Sold Arms to Argentina for 1982 Falklands War Against Britain: Secret Files
— Israel sold weapons to Argentina that were used to bomb British soldiers during the height of the Falklands War in 1982, newly declassified documents from the British Foreign Office show. Among Israel’s military exports to the Argentine military were Skyhawk jets, which killed dozens of British troops in the conflict, the British daily The…
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Fast Forward London’s Muslim Mayor Barraged by Anti-Semites for Opposing Jeremy Corbyn
— London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a European capital city, has been bombarded with anti-Semitic messages since he said he would not support Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party leadership election. Several of the messages suggested that he had been influenced by Jews, the London-based news website Jewishnews.uk reported. The mayor…
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