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Sadiq Khan confronted by Labour members for supporting 'Zionists' after addressing Jewish Labour Movement rally

They demanded to know why the London mayor did not speak to the pro-Corbyn, fringe Jewish Voice For Labour group

September 24, 2019 07:27
Said Khan (pictured at Labour conference) was talking to journalist Jonathan Freedland when the two women confronted him
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Sadiq Khan was confronted by two Labour activists on Monday who berated him for supporting "Zionists" after he spoke at the Jewish Labour Movement's rally in a Brighton synagogue the previous evening.

In a showdown outside the Grand Hotel, only metres away from the venue for the Labour Party Conference, the Mayor of London was admonished by the two individuals: “But they’re Zionists.“Why would you show support to Israeli Zionists?” 

The two Labour supporters also demanded to know why Mr Khan had chosen not to speak at an event run by the fringe, pro-Jeremy Corbyn Jewish Voice For Labour group.

The Mayor told them he had decided to speak at the JLM event to "show solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters."

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