The coming election is momentous for every voter, but for British Jews it contains a particular anguish: the prospect of a prime minister steeped in association with antisemitism. Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, Labour has come under formal investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for institutional racism against Jews. Two Jewish MPs have been bullied out of the party. Mr Corbyn has a long record of embracing antisemites as comrades.
And here's a list of celebrities who will VoteLabour .
All the Jews I follow support Corbyn and are begging for the lies to stop. These lies are antisemitic and put Jews in danger.
Another view expressed here.
The letter is inaccurate and prejudicial. The EHRC is not investigating Labour for ‘institutional’ antisemitism - read the terms of reference. This is a deliberate smear once again. I hope the Guardian is going to publish a correction. EHRC
Being against racism, apartheid, genocide & constant breaches of international law is not hatred of Jews. Those 24 names are foreign funded agitators & this is foreign meddling in our democracy, by the same people funding the far right.
Hogwash
You're just falling for the tory propaganda machine. There may be antisemitism but Labour are trying to eradicate it meanwhile the tories promise to investigate islamophobia in their party and never do Jack shit.
It’s not lost on me that while Johnson & Tories smear Corbyn as anti-Semitic the same Tories are toxically racist & wanted to hang Nelson Mandela during their support for apartheid.
So when Brexit Party voters want more AS...
I remember hearing the author Frederick Forsyth, one of the signatories, coming out with some fairly obnoxious views on Radio 4’s Any Question some years ago. In his novel The Fifth Protocol (written in the 1980s) the Labour Party is portrayed as a Russian stooge.
With respect and for balance....
'but for British Jews it contains a particular anguish:' Assumption that ALL jews think the same. Antisemitic Trope. 'Two Jewish MPs have been bullied out of the party.' Outright lie, they moved on for effect, blaming NON Labour members AS hatred on the labour party.
Where is the evidence? Why bother publishing this nonsense?
Tony Parsons Grumpy old man UKIP supporter Fredrick Forsyth Tory through and threw. Pointless ,dishonest letter.
Really? Be responsible. The choice is between an actively anti-racist Labour party piling resources into rooting out AS, or a hard nationalist Brexit under Johnson, friend of white supremacist and neo-nazi sympathisers Bannon and Trump.
Surprised Melanie Phillips or Sarah Vine aren’t on the list.
Grow up - you don't have to print this minority smearing of a thoroughly decent man - unless you really want Pfeffel as PM Surely not
I understand that the wealthy people who signed this letter are alarmed at the prospect of paying a little more tax. But why not just be honest and admit that this is what they can't support about the Labour Party. Why invent the lie of endemic antisemitism?
Who will they vote for? Did they support Diane Abbott when she was the continuous target of racist abuse and death threats? Is antisemitism more important?
Yawn
It’s everywhere
Another spurious AS attack on Corbyn in the Guardian, from mostly well known conservatives & at least 1 ISIS supporter...👌
What a bunch of bollocks
'Concerns about Antisemitism' fucking whatever. No one's fooled. Meanwhile look at how quickly the Grauniad capitulated once the BoD chucked their toys out of the pram.
So Dan Snow, married into the Duke of Westminster’s family is not voting Labour? Fuck me, that’s a shocker.
Where they labour voters to start with ?
These people have all shamed themselves joining in with this racist smear Rather than welcome a debate about what is or isn't antisemitic they continue evidence-free smearing It is only the racist that sees fit to weaponise racism as a political ploy against their opponents
There is a far left Marxist & antisemitic hate mob in the labour party
Tony Parsons put his name to that. That’s good enough for me to regard it as utter tosh.
All rich people,untouched by austerity
It's the loony Left in the party....There not interested in power. They ( loony Left) are looking to smash the party from the inside.
Is it anti-Jewish prejudice, or just an equal concern about Palestinian people? Don't mistake the two.
Such ignorance. So so easy to signal you're a good person by pointing at good people and saying 'They're bad!' I could point to any one of these and say 'But you still have an antisemitic friend!' It's probably true of some. And could any one of them prove me wrong?
It's none of my business who they vote for & I'm glad they explicitly endorse no Party. However, my perception is that Labour is attempting to do something whilst the Tories are denying their own issues. Given there are questions over both Parties, this negativity offers nothing.
'Which other community’s concerns are disposable in this way?' Plenty of them, there's a long history of this happening.
That is not the only thing
Lyndagee49 Isn’t it nice, isn’t it a relief, to hear a breath of sanity on the subject.
So voting in a way that allows Tories to decimate your country even further is the lesser of two evils, is it?
The comfortable classes can't face the fact that opposing Israel's apartheid repressive regime doesn't make someone an Anti-Semite. Austerity doesn't affect these people so they'll be voting Tory ...no surprises there
The usual mouthpieces are wheeled out for AS slandering. They did the same to Ed Miliband, who is Jewish....
I see the point. I accept the point. But who the hell do I vote for then? Tories sit pretty on 65% with 68% turnout. Liberals lost their deposit. Lab got 30%. It’s a majority white, w/c Brexit vote.
Whoever tries to conflate criticism of the Netanyahu government and territorial appropriators as being ANTISEMITIC, I question the validity of their bona fides
I trust Corbyn on this.... And isn't JoannaLumleyUK a big mate of Johnson's, wanting to spaff millions up the Thames on a garden bridge. Did she receive any public money for her role on that? Please enlighten us.
There’s many in the Jewish community who have serious reservations about JC. There are also many who do not. Much of my free time is spent trying to get two Jewish MPs re-elected who are committed to securing the Labour govt the UK needs. Wish the signatories had talked to them.
Disappointed in John le Carré. However the rest don't have to worry about low wages,NHS performance , bad housing etc etc. In fact these are the sort of people we just don't need.
Corbynism is rooted not only anti Israel politics but in antisemitism which for liberals is ok now days
But they will vote for Islamaphobes and those who have weaponised racial hatred dividing this country like never before Hypocrites
Arrogant.
Where injustices are seen people plead that they are blind. Supporters of the other team always shout foul. People can't stand Corbyn because he is too morally correct, so bring him down to their level.
Wow, and they would rather have a right wing government? It's so sad some people will never learn!
😩 0.06%
Ignoring the woman on QT last week and the open letter signed by 29 leaders of Jewish communities in the UK then?
Calling our the Israeli government for what it's doing in the former Palestine is NOT anti semitism!
Rather vote for liars and elitists. Way to go!
But Churchill must remain a 'hero'!
What is with this boring story, anti israel isn't anti semitic, however, we have Johnson on record as a homophobic rascist.
Yes, there is a problem in the Lab party. And i believe it is being addressed. However, how on earth this is apparently more of a problem than that of even more blatant Islamaphobia and general racism associated with the Conservatives, is beyond me. How about some parity here
What?! What a load of bollocks.
Can they condemn Israel for aparthheid? or political interference... KathViner
Is this the Guardian or the Daily Express?
love the smell of lib propaganda in the afternoon
Being against Israel policies is not antisemitism
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