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David Miliband says fight against antisemitism must 'cross party loyalties'

The former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in London tonight that outbreaks of modern antisemitism were "repulsive" and should not be ignored

April 11, 2016 18:26
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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

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The former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in London tonight that outbreaks of modern antisemitism were "repulsive" and should not be ignored.

While he made no mention of recent incidents within the Labour party, he told the annual Board of Deputies dinner that "we have a responsibility to cross party loyalties, to cross religious faith lines, to cross ethnic backgrounds" to fight it.

He said the response to antisemitism "can't be to turn away. It must be to engage, not to ignore".

In doing so, "we make critical commitments. To highlight and expose the perpetrators and what they stand for. To fight and defeat their ideas".

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