The existence of a serious antisemitism problem in Labour is no excuse to bully women/party staff. Actual text of leaked LOTO emails shows Laura Murray responded in a responsible & fair matter - exactly what most would want to see (and consistent with all my dealings with her).
The Forde report thinks JVL should be involved in training
@UKLabour
Party members on antisemitism. This undermines the basis of the entire report. They didn’t ‘get it’. Not even key figures in the Corbyn camp seriously thought this should happen. They told me so.
As we have explained countless times before
@JewishLabour
is not affiliated in any such way; we clearly oppose the politics of the ZOA & have spoken about against Bannon. Why do you continually lie about Jewish groups?
The
@JewishLabour
Movement led by
@Jeremy_Newmark
&
@ellarachelrose
is affiliated to a "faction" of the World Zionist Organization -- ZOA's parent org.
Israel funds WZO in the US to the tune of millions of $. WZO itself funds illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank.
Huge congratulations to my amazing wife
@RebeccaChallice
on her election as Mayor of Elstree & Borehamwood. Looking forward to finding out what it means to be a Mayoral consort for the next year…
Shad Foreign Secretary
@EmilyThornberry
speech at
@_LFI
lunch today was, in essence, a powerful statement of classic Socialist Zionist values. "
@UKLabour
support for Israel is natural consequence of our internationalism" also described BDS as "bigotry"
.
@jonlansman
tells Limmud his 5 point plan on Israel/Palestine: Acknowledge other narrative; End settlement expansion; Equal rights for all; End the occupation; Build inter-communal relations; oppose BDS but target settlement economy - mostly classic left Zionist positions
and this is exactly the kind of prejudiced, hateful call to purge Labour's only Jewish affiliate that
@AsaWinstanley
's false claims about
@JewishLabour
generate...
Len McCluskey claims alleged anti-Semitism in the Labour party is ‘only a problem because the right wing media try to make it a problem’ ' | via
@telegraph
I've never believed the IHRA definition is set in stone or optimal for all scenarios. However, today's
@UKLabour
NEC debate is no longer just about a definition. It now cuts to the heart of our support for liberation politics & the right of groups to define their own oppression.
Congratulations on your election and this upbeat article
@Yasmine_Dar
. Great to hear about the anti-fascist roots of your politics. Will you now respond to the concerns we raised in our letter to you of last November? >>
@UKLabourRadlett
Who exactly is supposed to have widened which definition? The Labour Party like 60 governments and many other political institutions have adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism which makes clear distinction between the two. Claire Short is making this up. What's her agenda?
One of the oddest things about this
#DominicCummngs
press conf is that he thinks he might have driven well over 600 miles without filling up once. Where do I get a car like that?
This photo of
@RishiSunak
raises 2 questions. (1) does he realise he is hanging with a Tory a councillor recently found (by CCHQ) to have incited racism? And (2) is he in Cllr Paul Morris’s garden because he also has his snout in the dodgy SW Herts Business Club trough?
Excellent GOTV session with the wonderful
@EmmaWhysall
in High Barnet. She is going to be a fantastic Councillor and if the rest of Barnet is going as well as the doors we knocked She’ll be part of a new Labour controlled Barnet Council.
#labourdoorstep
Whilst Tory Chair, Oliver Dowden neglected local people in his own constituency of Hertsmere in order to tour the TV studios and the country defending this shoddy PM and his Government. This resignation isn’t honourable - it stems from fear that his own seat is now ‘in play’.
If genuine this is appalling & deeply worrying. The Israeli diplomat concerned has clearly not had sufficient briefing or training on the UK political arena. Nothing less than an apology showing genuine contrition and understanding of why this is a problem will do.
@IsraelinUK
Why is an Israeli diplomat - a self proclaimed 'pioneer in digital diplomacy' - retweeting Britain's best known far-right activist? As a Brit, as an Israeli, as a Jew, I'm waiting for answers
@EladRatson
@IsraelinUK
Cllr Jeremy Newmark, Labour Leader seconded the motion. He said "Hertsmere is open to refugees. As we did for those fleeing oppression from Afghanistan, people are providing generous support & temporary homes for Ukrainian refugees. We in Hertsmere stand as allies of Ukraine.”
Our councillors supported a cross-party motion at our council meeting last night strongly condemning the invasion of Ukraine and resolving to support Ukrainian people who have been displaced into the borough’s communities. More info:
#Ukraine
#LPC19
- atmosphere on conference floor after composite 12 is tabled. And they have mixed the Brexit debate into the middle of the Israel Palestine stuff.
Oliver is the MP for the Ward I represent in Borehamwood. It contains two of the most deprived areas in the UK. As an absentee MP he is obviously too busy with the “big calls” to get it right for his own vulnerable constituents. Sometimes the little people matter…
@jackrabbit1730
@anthonyden1
@AsaWinstanley
Your argument is like saying the PLP should withdraw from Parliament because the principles of the current Government are outwith our principles and beliefs. You either genuinely don't understand the structures you are talking about - or are looking to incite discord & hatred.
@RivkahBrown
@Keir_Starmer
He used very specific language, right, “anti-Zionist antisemitism”. There is anti-Zionism; there is antisemitism and there is also anti-Zionist antisemitism. I agree that conflation is bad. But Keir didn’t do that here…
@AsaWinstanley
I am fairly sure that when I called your "reporting" a lie that counts as contesting it. It isn't childish to point out errors of detail which are incredibly significant ~ especially when used to delegitimise Jewish groups