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At least half of signatories to controversial Sunday Times letter on Labour antisemitism had no idea what it said

One contacted Shomrim in distress after seeing what the published letter said

March 20, 2019 14:22
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At least half of the 12 signatories on a letter published by the Sunday Times last weekend that strongly defended Jeremy Corbyn's Labour against the charge of antisemitism had no idea about its final wording, the JC has learned.

The letter, which is linked to Charedi activist Shraga Stern, claimed to have gained the approval of all the signatories – whom the letter called “British Holocaust Survivors.”

It said that the "real current threat to Jewish life in the UK" was not Labour but the “anti-religious education policies being relentlessly pursued by Ofsted”.

Stamford Hill activist Mr Stern has aggressively opposed changes to government policy on the teaching of LGBT issues in schools in recent months – while also building up a bizarre alliance with the Labour leader over his support for anti-Zionism.