An article by a Jewish anti-Israel blogger was removed from the Medium website after he alleged that a demonstration against antisemitism in Manchester was orchestrated by far-right figures.
The US-based site took down the article, written by Tony Greenstein, after the Board of Deputies lodged a complaint. Mr Greenstein, co-chair of Labour against the Witch-hunt, has been expelled from the Labour Party.
The article, headlined “NW [North West] Friends of Israel, Tommy Robinson and the EDL are Holding a Demonstration against Antisemitism in Manchester”, was deemed to have broken Medium’s content guidelines.
A Board of Deputies representative described the claim made by Mr Greenstein as a "complete lie with no factual basis”, adding that “there was absolutely no involvement of the EDL and Tommy Robinson. Indeed the organisations involved have denounced Tommy Robinson multiple times."
