But he added that he now wanted to “look forward at how we are going to restart a meaningful peace process for a two-state solution that I know so many people in the Jewish community and in Israel want to see”.
Responding to criticism from some sections of Britain’s Jewish community, the Labour leader said: “I consider myself a strong friend of Israel.
"Friends will disagree from time to time but it doesn’t in any way change my deep belief that we should seek to restart the negotiations, that we should have no tolerance with those who question the legitimacy of the state of Israel, that we should have no tolerance of proposals for boycott.”
The in-depth interview saw the man campaigning to be Prime Minister reveal his thoughts on the work of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, policies for tackling antisemitism, and his love of the Curb Your Enthusiasm television comedy series.
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