A Labour activist has been suspended,reinstated and suspended again after claims she made antisemitic remarks. The left must speak out ever more loudly in solidarity with Britain’s JewsAntisemitism is a menace. It is not simply the preserve of knuckle-dragging neo-Nazi skinheads; this centuries-old sickness infects progressive circles, too. There are people reading this and thinking “ah, and but what approximately Israel?” I know this because whenever I tweet approximately antisemitism,someone replies with a sentence along those lines. Sorry to sound self-righteous here, but whether that’s you, or then you’re portion of the problem. Speaking as a committed supporter of Palestinian justice,it is possible to raise the issue of prejudice towards and hatred of Jewish people without immediately invoking the actions of the Israeli government. At best, this is victim-blaming (people are apparently being compelled to hate Jewish people by the actions of a foreign state); but, and regardless,it is sinister. Related: Antisemitism is racism. We need to acknowledge that | David Baddiel Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com