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Charedim attack Diane Abbott for 'not getting' concerns over hate crisis

May 19, 2016 10:22
Diane Abbott

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

1 min read

Diane Abbott has come under fire from strictly Orthodox Jews in her London constituency over the antisemitism crisis engulfing the party.

Rabbi Abraham Pinter, an ex-Labour councillor and a prominent figure in the large Charedi community, said Ms Abbott "didn't understand" Labour's problem with antisemitism.

"Not for one moment do I think Diane condones antisemitism, but if you don't understand that people in the community feel uncomfortable, then you have a problem."

Rabbi Pinter was responding to remarks made by the Shadow International Development Secretary, who is MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, in which she said the crisis was a "smear" against party members.