Tag: Labour Party
Who can speak for American Jews against anti-Semitism? Not the ADL
Earlier this week, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Britain’s chief rabbi, broke with precedent and wrote an op-ed article in The Times calling attention to the “new poison” that had taken hold of the Labour Party. Coming less than three...
Rivlin praises UK chief rabbi’s ‘clear voice’ on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin praised Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on Wednesday and expressed support for his recent article strongly criticizing British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
During a meeting between the two in London,...
UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected...
Former Labour MP denounces party as ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’; Jews were ‘bullied’ out
A former British Labour MP denounced the party for being “institutionally anti-Semitic” and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, as unfit to be Britain’s next prime minister during her speech Thursday morning at the Anti-Defamation League’s...
British public figures sign letter refusing to vote Labour over anti-Semitism scandal
wenty-four British public figures signed an open letter refusing to vote for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom’s Dec. 12 general elections due to party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s multiple ties to anti-Semitism.
The letter to The...
New UK House of Commons Speaker said Jewish MPs ‘face worst of it’ online
U.K. Labour Party member Lindsay Hoyle was elected on Monday as Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons amid his party facing backlash and the United Kingdom reaching a deal to leave the European Union.
In March...
Britain, Brexit and the ripple effect on identity politics and anti-Semitism
In Britain, the crisis so long dreaded by many British Jews is finally upon them. The general election that has been called for next month raises the possibility that hard-left Labour Party leader Jeremy...
In a first, Jewish Labour Movement withdraws party support due to anti-Semitism
For the first time in its 100-year history, the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) in the United Kingdom will not be campaigning for members of the Labour Party outside of “exceptional circumstances and for exceptional...
How black and white thinking clouds realpolitik
Black and white thinking, which divides the world into absolute camps of good and evil, is associated with religious fanaticism from medieval Christianity to the Islamic world.
There are now troubling signs that a secular...
British Labour Party adopts anti-Israel policies, including first formal one on BDS
The British Labour Party voted in on Tuesday several anti-Israel policies, including what is believed to be its first formal policy regarding BDS.
During the Labour Party conference in Brighton, delegates voted to support a...