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The JC Letters Page, 15th November 2019

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January 10, 2020 14:50
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Labour antisemitism and last week’s JC

A decision to withdraw from the Labour Party because of antisemitism is principled and focused. MPs, members of the House of Lords and others occupying prominent positions in UK society have announced their withdrawal of support for the Labour Party. The focus of their decision is Jeremy Corbyn and those who surround him at the heart of Labour Party.  

But the withdrawal comes at a cost because it removes Labour Party supporters like myself, from continuing to provide  antisemitism education  to the branches of the Labour Party.  

Can this be right? Does it make sense to draw back from confronting antisemitism where it exists — inside the Labour Party. The place to be for those who want to continue the fight against anti-semitism in the Labour Party is four-square in front of Party members in the constituencies. Sometimes, this is training; sometimes confrontation and sometimes explanation. 

Regardless, the one place to be is encountering Labour Party members and answering their questions on a range of issues: Does Israel want peace? Is Israel a racist state? Are all Jews wealthy? Are diaspora Jews part of a “Zionist conspiracy”?