By Daniel Sugarman, Ivan Lewis is on a mission. The veteran Jewish MP is fighting to be Labour’s candidate in next year’s Manchester mayoral election. He has a mountain to climb – his rivals for the nomination are Tony Lloyd, who is currently interim mayor, and Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham. But Mr Lewis told […]
A man admitted sending antisemitic messages and death threats to Luciana Berger in court today. John Nimmo, 28, of South Shields, pleaded guilty to sending two e-mails to the Jewish MP for Liverpool Wavertree. The first, which was sent earlier this year A serial internet troll is facing jail for a second time after making anti-Semitic death threats […]
(JNS.org) British Member of Parliament (MP) Naz Shah—who was suspended in April from the Labour Party for suggesting that Israel should be relocated to the United States as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and was later reinstated—told BBC Radio 4 that she is not anti-Semitic, but admitted she had used anti-Semitic language. Shah’s initial comment sparked an […]
Labour MP Jo Cox has been shot twice and stabbed in Birstall in West Yorkshire, an eyewitness has said. Ms Cox was shot twice in the head, stabbed several times then dragged down the street in Birstall, a suburb of Leeds in central England. A second man was also injured and is in hospital as […]
Ken Livingstone will give evidence to a parliamentary committee next week as part of its inquiry into the rise of anti-Semitism. The former London mayor – who remains suspended from the Labour party for suggesting Hitler supported Zionism – has been called to address the Home Affairs Select Committee on Tuesday. Angus Robertson, the leader […]
Marlene Ellis, Momentum activist suspended by Labour Momentum activist Marlene Ellis has been suspended from the Labour Party over a blog which accused Jeremy Corbyn of playing “right into the hands of Zionist criminals” by suspending Ken Livingstone. Momentum activist Marlene Ellis has been suspended from the Labour Party over a blog which accused Jeremy […]
David Semple is a filmmaker and writer from Canada. He is currently writing a book called Jerusalem in the Age of Imperialism and is writing a film script about Field Marshal Allenby’s Palestine campaign. [The opinions, facts and any media content are presented solely by the author and do not necessarily represent the views […]
The Labour Party’s denial of antisemitism will be its undoing By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey Anyone who pays attention to current events in the UK will be aware that the Labour Party has been the center of much controversy. Even so, the party itself doesn’t even seem to acknowledge the problem that is infecting […]
Are there any Jews who still support Labour? By Julie Burchill Many years ago, sometime in the last century (how worldly I feel writing that!) I was at the launch party for the dear dead Modern Review Mark II and feeling mildly appalled by the whole flimsy thing when a young man introduced himself to […]
BoD statement on the announcement of Labour inquiry into antisemitism A Board of Deputies of British Jews spokesperson said: “The Board of Deputies of British Jews welcomes the announcement of a new, much-needed inquiry into antisemitism in the Labour Party. The inquiry must be rigorous and fair in order to ensure that it has credibility. […]
