Jewish Labour left hits out at ‘disgraceful’ treatment
JVL Introduction
The Morning Star reports on Jewish Voice for Labour’s complaints about unfair treatment by the Labour Party, with scores of Jewish members suffering allegations against them of anti-semitism and undermining the Party’s ability to fight racism.
Labour MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell is cited as saying that he was “appalled” by the contents of the JVL submission to the EHRC and the Forde Enquiry and by “the evidence that demonstrates the grotesque way Jewish members are being treated”.
Jenny Manson, co-chair of JVL is also cited, saying that “By stepping up its attack on us, accusing more and more of us of anti-semitism, the Labour Party is becoming unsafe for Jews and many are leaving partly to avoid this feeling of persecution”.
This article was originally published by the Morning Star on Fri 3 Sep 2021. Read the original here.
Jewish Labour left hits out at ‘disgraceful’ treatment
Senior party figures hit out at the treatment of the members following report which was produced and published by Jewish Voice for Labour detailing incidents.
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Only considerations of cost are likely to put a stop to this sort of thing.
Many of Corbyn’s greatest critics are now on the front bench. That means that they have much more to lose. If Labour does not win an election, then they will not get into government.
Threatening to destroy their careers is, sadly, the only approach that is likely to work.
I don’t think they care. It seems to me they don’t want to get into government as was succinctly explained in a previous article. All they want is to destroy socialism.
Starmer is a total embarrassment as a labour party leader, and should step down, and make way for a socialist leader.
It is becoming increasingly clear who the real anti semites are
we are at a tipping point – socialism is the only way out (for the many – the few can bunker down in new zealand) – so they cant give an inch because we will take a planet…
I am truly disgusted with this bullying & persecution of Jewish Socialists, who are people of the highest integrity, compassion & empathy.
The irony is that left wing i.e. Socialist Jews are in the Labour Party to support it and its Socialist ideals. Whereas right wing Jews are in the Party to destroy it unless it supports racist Israel.
I totally agree with what you are saying and am shocked at the total disregard to plurality in the labour party. I also wish to say whilst not diminishing the discussion of antisemitism that this is weakening the oppositions ablity to stop the current governments destruction of all Labour have worked for. Of course it is not only this issue which is splitting the labour party; The GRA polarisation too. Maybe the LP should remember Martin Niemöller’s poem;
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
I am devastated by the terrible policies of Keir Starmer. Why target left wing Jews and leave the terrible Tory party unopposed? We are left with one travesty after another being unopposed in the name of protecting the right kind of Jews, i.e. the right wing kind. Please explain Keir! Thanks
Sadly, the major reason for any Jew to feel unsafe is to conflate Jews with Israel & its responsibility for the genocide in Gaza & the West Bank.
I think that, as non-Jews, socialist members of Labour should all join JVL in support of all wrongly investigated. I am being investigated for antisemitism myself, although not a Jew and am in complete agreement with John McDonnell in this appalling debacle. To be critical of Keir Starmer or Israeli apartheid is not antisemitic and this has to stop. Democracy and free speech is at stake here.
Unfortunately Tony the corruption of values endemic to this approach, it’s form of behaviour and accompanying mindset will ensure that those you identify will be looked after. Some will end up in the House of Lords, like Austin, working officially for the status quo, others will be offered lucrative revolving door posts by the lobbyist firms they are grifting for – like our former MP Angela Smith.
Tony, as others have noted, it seems likely that the current leadership of the Labour party have decided that they’re willing to “take the hit” i.e. lose the next election (and maybe the one after), as long as they can further their aim of eradicating all socialist influence from the party (or as much of it as possible).
The real tragedy, of course, is that it’s not them who’ll “take the hit” – it’s us who will suffer when Johnson’s Tories get in again, as is looking increasingly more likely. But they don’t care about that.
Starmer and his whole front bench,and cronies are a total disgrace.They should all be kicked out of the labour party,and the zionist lobbyists,including the BoD should be proscribed!
About the current Labour leadership – I doubt there is any logic
in what they are doing. Starmer may have been a good lawyer
but he is a useless politician .. or maybe just stupid?
That anyone could work in Northern Ireland in connection
with Human Rights and NOT be aware that the split in the Christian Community there has implications on other communities – is beyond belief.