Is antisemitism on the rise?

But what is her explanation, exactly? She retweeted the article but later clarified that “it wasn't intended to be an endorsement of all aspects of the article”? Is that it? After 4 years of the Labour Party being embroiled in anti-semitism rows and RLB's previous history of being blind to anti-Semitic comments, that is why I don't buy it at all. Her thread explains how she was asked to remove the tweets but she decided not to. This article delves a little deeper into RLB's behavior on this issue and Starmer's actions: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-starmer-rebecca-long-bailey_uk_5ef50f91c5b6acab283efcb2?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANzG1vxVIT89zoek4kyeMv3Jp8GXEbwpHX5IXOj9NK7FzA0BY1rjurm2zfiWFmUQ5csoHHYwHoac8giiHyXPpTXTYXv8welQSWsyZNzFNJ3TrNCQvZkJfPGJd4QyeR19mqLcIs-Va6lK562ovDCwN1wHrUpBemzJSs3WLkr0UT-D

I completely understand and appreciate that you agree with the actions taken and I completely understand you are not disputing the issue at all, but from where I’m standing I just can't buy her “explanation”. She was either ignorant to it or believed it. Neither is good enough for a politician. 

On the point of the Independent correcting the false statement at the point of publication, I’m afraid that just isn't true. The next sentence of the original article, they reference a “2016 Amnesty International report” (I’ve posted a thread above why that article should not be used an as official source), but once the criticism emerged, it was swiftly removed to whatever it says now about no tactic about putting pressure on the neck or airway. 

Meanwhile, on whatever planet these people live on:

I hope that thread on the 2016 Amnesty article helps. May I suggest this paragraph from the second link which you didn’t like, really does get to the nub of the anti-semitism point: 

“Those who find this allegation anti-Semitic do not dispute that international police forces share training in a manner of deep concern to international human rights watchdogs. What they do object to is the singling out of Israel in this allegation, when there is nothing to suggest that Israel played any greater part in Floyd’s death than the many other countries that share training with the US, and which also use aggressive restraining techniques. Why is the tragic killing of a black man at the hands of the police, in a country with a long history of racial discrimination and excessive force in policing, now being blamed on the world’s only Jewish-majority state, they ask?”

‘there is nothing to suggest that Israel played any greater part in Floyd’s death than the many other countries that share training with the US”

That is the nub of the issue, many Countries share ‘best’ Policing methods and singling out Israel is why Starmer was right to act decisively.

Singling out Israel perpetuates the ant-Semitic trope of the malign Jewish influence / conspiracy in World affairs with the subtext of being particularly severe in light of the policing methods used in Palestine, quoting the training which took place in Scotland would not have the same inference.

www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/nyregion/us-police-leaders-visiting-scotland-get-lessons-on-avoiding-deadly-force.html

There are many areas where the State of Israel can rightly be criticised this is not one of them, poor judgement by both parties for which Maxine now knowing the truth has apologised and Rebecca has still to do.


It is possible to criticise the State of Israel in the Labour Party if done properly.

www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2020/06/26/long-bailey-sacking-shows-starmer-is-serious-about-winning

I came here to post this article! So thank you for doing so - I agree, it's excellent.

I think what has happened goes in circles. A class of person lets say women get treated like sh*t . Then the women say no they do not want to be treated like sh*t. Then they do three waves to ensure they get equal rights. The man thinks this is enough. But still denies them jobs because they still do not fell they are equal. The male starts to feel this is an attack on him and the business. Then then the women starts trying to make it law. The women makes it law. The man thinks this is awful. Then still attacks women.

Women then start to have it easier but not equal. A black man wants to have a better life and gets treated like sh*t . They start trying to get more rights. Women says yes to some . But still denies them jobs . The women feels this is an attack on her and the business. The the black man starts to make it law. The women thinks this is awful. And still attacks black man.

They both get more attacked until something really bad happens and then they use it as an excuse to damage property. The the white man says he has won as none of the black man or white women have succeed to get equality. But none have succeed , everyone looses, everyone gets hurt. Instead of working together we fight.


And the issue that i have I am in the middle as a disabled person I get nothing when I defend them . I still get treated like one. If the black person and women start saying no together then the world will be a better place.