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Don’t abandon the Labour Party over Corbyn, pleads activist

December 30, 2015 12:41
Labour Friends of Israel's Rebecca Simon attacked Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the party

ByRosa Doherty, Rosa Doherty

2 min read

Labour -supporting Jews should not leave the party in response to Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, according to the vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel.

Rebecca Simon admitted that it was “hard not to feel bleak about the future” with Mr Corbyn in charge, but she urged Jews not to abandon the party.

She said: “People want to rip up their membership cards. But I believe we have to get up and fight the good fight. We need the community’s support more than ever and we are going to have to find new ways of engaging with people in a way we haven’t done before.

She said Jews in the party would have to become more active to counter “such a strong anti-Israel force who are going out there to knock on doors.”