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.

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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?

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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.