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What Jeremy Corbyn should have done to fight the Labour anti-Semitism smears


I appeared live on George Galloway’s The Mother of all Talkshows on Sunday to discuss Al Jazeera’s new series The Labour Files and what it means. We also discussed the mistakes of the Corbyn era and what the former Labour leader should have done to combat the anti-Semitism smears. Share Palestine is Still the Issue […]
Jeremy Corbyn: The ‘New World Order’ Has Hijacked British Democracy


Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed that the ‘New World Order’ have hijacked British democracy and are hellbent on preventing popular leaders like him from ever becoming Prime Minister. “I had my first […] The post Jeremy Corbyn: The ‘New World Order’ Has Hijacked British Democracy appeared first on News Punch. Source
How the Israel lobby helped bring down Jeremy Corbyn


One year ago we released this short film over at The Electronic Intifada. It’s had more than 73,000 views on YouTube alone since then. “How they brought down Jeremy Corbyn” summarises more than six years of my reporting, exposing the manufactured “Labour anti-Semitism crisis” which caused so much damage to the Corbynist movement in the […]
The character assassination of Jeremy Corbyn


Click through to Sina’s website to listen to the podcast. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Sina Rahmani’s show The East is a Podcast is one of the best out there. Back in January, I returned to the show to have this hour-long discussion with Sina about the whole Corbynite movement. We […]
After Corbyn, Israel lobby turns its guns on UK academia


The Jewish Chronicle warns that the dismissal of Prof David Miller is ‘just the beginning’ The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out leftwing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its efforts against the previous leader of Britain’s Labour party, Jeremy […]
After success against Corbyn, Israel lobby ousts UK scholar


Britain’s pro-Israel lobby gained another important scalp last week after a prolonged campaign of intimidation finally pushed a major UK university into firing one of its lecturers. Bristol University dismissed David Miller, a political sociology professor, even though an official investigation had concluded that accusations of antisemitism against him were unfounded. Research by Miller, a […]
Is NZ Labour more tolerant of antisemitism than Jeremy Corbyn’s UK Labour party?


Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Is NZ Labour more tolerant of antisemitism than Jeremy Corbyn’s UK Labour party? March 12, 2021 by David Cumin Read on for article In January The Israel Institute of New Zealand exposed NZ MPs as members of an online group that frequently posts vile antisemitism. Labour MP for […]
Corbyn’s brother detained for flyer equating COVID vaccines to Auschwitz


London police have detained the older brother of former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in connection with a flyer that draws parallels between Britain’s COVID-19 response and the Holocaust. Piers Corbyn, 73, was held Tuesday on suspicion of malicious communications and public nuisance, the Jewish Chronicle of London reported, citing police sources. A 37-year-old man […]
Brother of Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Arrested for Distributing Leaflets Comparing COVID-19 Vaccines to Auschwitz


Piers Corbyn. Photo: YouTube screenshot. The brother of former UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who in polls was considered antisemitic by the majority of British Jews, has been arrested for distributing leaflets comparing the coronavirus vaccine to Auschwitz. The Guardian reported Thursday that Piers Corbyn, 73, was arrested along with another man in Southwark […]
Man who spat in face of former UK Labour leader Corbyn sentenced


A man who spat in the face of Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was ordered on Thursday to carry out 80 hours unpaid work as a punishment. Corbyn, who led Labour into the 2019 election which was won by Prime Minister Boris […]
‘Times are a Changing’: Launch of Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice Project


British politician Jeremy Corbyn. (Photo: File) By Ronnie Kasrils I salute Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace & Justice initiative which could not be more timely, and I am proud to be part of it. We live in troubled times: the raging pandemic, rise of neo-fascist forces; the rapacious neoliberal global system. For so many, survival against war, police […]
UK Jews feel welcome, optimistic after Corbyn’s replacement – poll


In an annual survey of British Jewish adults, two-thirds said Jews have a future in the United Kingdom — the highest level of confidence since 2015. And the portion of British Jews who said they felt “unwelcome” in the United Kingdom fell from 53% last year to 18% in 2020. The “Antisemitism Barometer” survey, conducted […]
Ex-Labour head Jeremy Corbyn fights to overturn suspension


Ousted UK Labour head Jeremy Corbyn has begun his bid to be reinstated as a member of the party in the High Court, according to the Jewish Chronicle. Next week, the former Labour head’s lawyers will ask to be privileged to the disclosure of evidence in relation to the decision to suspend the former leader. […]
The real Corbyn ‘tragedy’ — and ‘Jewish Currents’ refusal to publish an opposing view


At the end of November Joshua Leifer, an Associate Editor of Jewish Currents [JC], wrote an article about the “tragedy” of Jeremy Corbyn. He did not seek the opinions of any Jewish victims of the “antisemitism” witchhunt in the Labour Party. As the first Jewish member of the party to be expelled I submitted a […]
Jeremy Corbyn’s brother compares COVID-19 vaccines to Nazi atrocities


Piers Corbyn, the brother of former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been circulating leaflets around London — including the highly Jewish-populated area of Barnet, comparing the UK government’s coronavirus vaccination campaign to the Nazi atrocities at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. On the front page of the leaflets appeared a picture of the infamous […]
On Corbyn and accusations of antisemitism


Editor’s Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted to Jewish Currents who declined to publish it. In a recent article in Jewish Currents by Joshua Leifer, “The Tragedy of Jeremy Corbyn,” he criticizes those from within the British Jewish community who attacked Corbyn while also perpetuating some of the same rhetoric and pitfalls […]
Stop talking about Jeremy Corbyn


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Corbyn reinstated into Labour without whip, will sit as independent MP


Jeremy Corbyn has had the whip removed by UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, just one day after the party’s National Executive Council voted to reinstate him into the party. This means that though he will not be allowed to sit as a Labour MP, he remains a member of the House of Commons.This […]
After readmitting Corbyn, UK’s Labour denies him parliamentary membership


LONDON (AFP) — The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour party on Wednesday refused to readmit his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn to its parliamentary ranks, intensifying a row over anti-Semitism. Keir Starmer was elected leader in April, taking over from veteran left-winger Corbyn after his thumping election defeat to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives last December. […]
UK ex-opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told he cannot sit as Labour MP amid anti-Semitism row


Jeremy Corbyn, former leader of the UK’s main opposition, has been told he can’t represent the party as an MP after “undermining” its bid to tackle anti-Semitism. Current Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he made the decision over his predecessor’s reaction to a recent report on alleged anti-Semitism in the party. Corbyn was initially […]
Corbyn says he didn’t mean to downplay antisemitism, UK Jews not swayed


Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s Labour Party, said Tuesday that he didn’t mean to downplay the problem of antisemitism when he called its scale “dramatically overstated for political reasons.” That didn’t sway the British Jewish community, which called his statement a “pathetic non-apology.” Corbyn made the statement three weeks after his successor, Keir […]
UK Labour to readmit Corbyn after antisemitism suspension – report


The former leader of Britain’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn will be readmitted after he was suspended from the party for downplaying a report that detailed serious failings in its handling of antisemitism complaints, The Guardian reported.The Equality and Human Rights Commission said in October it had found evidence of failure to adequately train people investigating […]
“Sin Begets Sin:” The Fall of Jeremy Corbyn Will be Felt Around the World


By Miko Peled Source Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party have finally succumbed to pressure from Zionist organizations in the UK in a move with enormous international ramifications. There can be little doubt that the ousting of Jeremy Corbyn from the UK Labour Party was the result of a well-planned strategy by a coalition of […]
Corbyn and the Tyranny of Correctness


OCTOBER 30, 2020 BY GILAD ATZMON By Gilad Atzmon Liberal film maker Michael Moore, who in 2016 predicted Donald Trump’s electoral victory, is again interfering with the premature celebration over Biden’s victory. Yesterday, just five days before the election, Moore sounded the alarm, strongly suggesting that the polls showing Biden with a comfortable lead over Trump […]
UK Labour turmoil as Corbyn vows to fight suspension for anti-Semitism response


Britain’s main opposition Labour party was in turmoil on Friday, a day after it suspended its former leader Jeremy Corbyn following his response to a damning government watchdog report that said the party had broken equality laws in its handling of anti-Semitism complaints. After the decision to suspend Corbyn, the former leader’s allies lined up […]
STARMER, CORBYN, ANTISEMITISM


‘The UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has suspended the former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism. ‘The human rights watchdog found Labour responsible for “unlawful” harassment and discrimination during Mr Corbyn’s years in charge of the party. ‘But Mr Corbyn later […]
A Brutal Verdict On Labour Anti-Semitism; Stunning Fallout As Corbyn Is Booted


The findings of the investigation into anti-Semitism in the UK Labour party published Thursday by Britain’s anti-racism watchdog are no less devastating for being so widely anticipated. Nor does the careful legalese in which some points are couched detract from the shattering criticism which the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has levelled at the […]
Labour Party suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn after antisemitism report


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