Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party and anti-Semitism | UpFront

The UK Labour party has been hit by various accusations of anti-Semitism, many relating to its leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn has been accused of sharing platforms with Holocaust deniers and making offensive remarks about British Zionists.
He also initially expressed concerns about adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism in full. His clarification, which made allowances for the ability to criticise Israel, was rejected by Labour's ruling body in September.
"His leadership has emboldened a section of the far-left that has always held these really rather extreme views towards British Jews," said Daniella Peled, a Corbyn critic and contributor to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
While some say a Corbyn government would pose a threat to Jewish life, his supporters regard the criticism of him as a conspiracy.
"Are they interested in eradicating anti-Semitism or are they interested in eradicating Jeremy Corbyn?" asked Michael Rosen, a Corbyn supporter and award-winning novelist.
In this week's Arena, Michael Rosen and Daniella Peled debate the UK Labour party's anti-Semitism crisis.
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[@stephenellison1]

She talks about Jeremy Corbyn being far left and being on the side of Iran and Syria and hating the EU and USA... then denies smearing him.

[@annenunney9907]

Spot on

[@charliehammer8780]

Those aren't smears though, they are accurate descriptions of what the man is. If all of those things are negative well then that's just calling a spade a spade...

[@billaitken2989]

Kier Starmer's treatment of Jeremy Corbyn on this issue makes me not want to vote Labour next election.

[@hariowen3840]

Turncoat Kier Starmer makes me not want to vote Labour next election - period!

[@matthewturner7253]

You can see the evil and narcism and manipulative look in her eyes.

[@brendan8465]

Reported you for anti semitic hate speech

[@nuriben7910]

The only loyalty she has is to the Israeli state and is willing to lie cheat and promote genocide for it. 7.22 - that’s exactly what she’s doing and she knows it.

[@hariowen3840]

Reported you for anti free-speech hate speech@@brendan8465

[@brendan8465]

@@hariowen3840, I'll file a lawsuit against you.

[@hariowen3840]

@@brendan8465 😆

[@whatintheworld6413]

That Man look like the meme guy "NOICE!"

[@rufus.sy8]

It's him!

[@AngryPanda.]

I was trying to figure out where I recognised him from 😂

[@wildgoose5964]

You'd think someone would have noticed he was anti-semitic prior to him being twice elected leader?

[@MFC343]

they did, that's why they voted for him.

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

He's not antisemitic. See the video I made about Jeremy.

[@leolions3831]

@@PlanetaryCitizen I would like to understand this more. Can you refer me to any source that would help me be better informed? I just want to know the truth.

[@axdisputed1339]

@@leolions3831 Al Jazeera's Labour Files.

[@birtlee2078]

The left have always turned a. Blind eye to anti semitism and you very rarely hear them condemning Islamist terrorists - very prejudiced part of politics

[@lelandgrover8514]

Yes instead of arguing their case against the policies Corbyn is in favor of just smear the man it's truly pathetic.

[@1320alibaba]

Just watched the Labour Files. WOW! Turns out Mr Rosen was correct after all.

[@jameslevitt7313]

The Zionist lady says Corbynists see themselves as anti-imperialists vs imperialists and in their view Zionist Jews end up looking like imperialist’s.... ......well I ask “were the people that took occupation of the holy land white ? and were they operating with European powers 🤔

[@TrialByDance]

Bruh I did not expect Michael Rosen

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

Jeremy has nothing to apologise for. Where is the evidence that he, or anyone else in the Labour Party, is antisemitic? Let's see the evidence. Either put up or shut up!

[@MFC343]

well he calls anti semites "friends"

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

@@MFC343 That was at the time he was trying to encourage talks with the Islamist militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and only used “friends” in the context of trying to promote peace talks. He said he later regretted using the word. At least he owned up to it.

[@hariowen3840]

@@PlanetaryCitizen Islamist militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah are just anti military-occupiers.

[@paudsmcmack3117]

How dare you even thinking of questionin a jewish person!

[@Nimitz_oceo]

This woman is the biggest liar I have ever seen. The fact that she’s given a platform to spread BS is rather infuriating

[@bradleybarnett9545]

Admiral, That's the biggest exaggeration I've EVER read. Calm down, sir.

[@franwilby1254]

What a load of rubbish. Jeremy Corbyn is a decent, honest man who has won wards for peace and humanity! 🤩👍💕

[@Yarin4ever]

Lmao

[@franwilby1254]

@@Yarin4ever🐑

[@Yarin4ever]

@@franwilby1254 I'm the GOAT?

[@franwilby1254]

@@Yarin4ever 🤣🤣

[@leemizrahi5977]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@halberggb3124]

4:37 19/07/2022 Forde Report finds big problems of weaponization of anti-semitism in the Labour Party.

[@xc43t]

Out of two people called Peled I know, Miko is the one to follow. Now I have one Peled I don't like. She sounds like a person that would like to change Labour to the Democratic party in USA. Safe, non-controversial, stands for nothing. (it already happened, haven't it?) And yeah, it's a smear all over. If you criticize USA, UK or anything today, you are automatically for the other side.

[@jonsnow1055]

So who do the British like, Labour or Conservative? I don't see the difference between either anymore.

[@redmed10]

As Michael rosen says corbyn is not a linguistic. Unfortunately in this day and age you have to be a good communicator. And he is terrible. Having said that there are not many politicians that are on either side of the political divide.

[@dugan6056]

Everybody interrupting each other. A poor debate.Just rants.

[@robertotorino8862]

Why did milaband chew a bacon sandwich to prove he was not a practicing Jew? I found that spectacle disturbing

[@MFC343]

it's nice to see the left dont like being called an "ism" which is "ironic". something Jews dont get according to Jezza

[@HumanProgress]

We can’t be antisemitic about other countries’ human rights abuses, but we can about Israel 😂

[@mrhappyfoot]

forde report.......

[@Fummy007]

Michael Rosen

[@Hitblank]

E. J.

[@bluecatte6803]

Haha commies

[@alfredol8741]

Go Daniella 🌷