UK Politics
Starmer is serious about antisemitism – but not other racisms, it seems
Starmer has adopted the Board of Deputies’ Ten Pledges and with them, the Board’s disregard for forms of racism beyond Jew-hatred.
UK Politics
UK Politics
Coronavirus demands justice, not charity
‘North West London – COVID-19 Support For The Vulnerable’, one of the roughly 1,500 mutual aid groups established around the UK in the past fortnight, already has over 7,000 members. Each day, dozens offer and request alleviation of life under lockdown, with varying degrees of Jewishness. “My near 90
UK Politics
Boris Johnson’s BDS ban must be opposed – not least by British Jews
The law would forbid even boycotts focused solely on the occupation, thereby framing opposition to the occupation as opposition to Israel as a whole.
UK Politics
It isn’t an easy time to be a new Jewish Labour MP - but it’s an important one
At this dark hour, the Jewish left must not shrink away. Our resolve to build an anti-racist movement must be hardened.
UK Politics
Don't be fooled, Brexit is a Jewish issue
Brexit is a Conservative attempt to overturn the internationalist legacy Jews have so heavily relied on. Why then does our communal leadership seem unbothered by it?
UK Politics
Left populism doesn't create antisemitism - it's our best hope of fighting it
Jews cannot be told that Corbyn’s programme is incompatible with the fight against antisemitism.
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Labour must treat antisemitism as a human problem, not just a political one
From the back-benches to the front, Corbyn has fought for Jewish freedoms; yet it’s this fighting spirit that has made him an intractable elder statesman who struggles to admit wrongdoing.