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Antisemitism
Labour Against the Witch Hunt conference claims Israel fabricated Labour’s antisemitism crisis
Far-left group Labour Against the Witch Hunt claims Israel conspired to fabricate Labour’s antisemitism crisis.
Berger no confidence motion sparks antisemitism outbreak in Labour Facebook groups
No confidence motions in Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger have sparked an outbreak of antisemitism in Labour-supporting Facebook groups.
McDonnell group attacks antisemitism “propaganda” and suggests Israel is “intrinsically racist”
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will address the annual meeting of a far-left group that dismisses reports of antisemitism in Labour as “propaganda” and defends the right to call Israel “intrinsically racist”.
CHRIS CROSSED: Far-left turns on Chris Williamson over defence of antisemite
Far-left figures turn on Corbynista MP Chris Williamson MP over his defence of antisemite Gilad Atzmon.
Candidate blocked by NEC over antisemitism tweets
Labour’s NEC have decided not to endorse Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt to stand for Parliament in South Thanet following a row about antisemitic tweets.
Report alleging media “distortions” of antisemitism crisis riddled with bias
Media Reform Coalition report branding coverage of Labour antisemitism as "misleading" was authored by member of group founded to challenge antisemitism allegations.
BEYOND SCRUTONY: New Tory housing tsar is friend of Viktor Orbán and claimed Hungarian Jews form part of “Soros Empire”
New housing Tsar Roger Scruton praised far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán and claimed Jewish intelligentsia were part of “Soros Empire”.
Far-left Labour members remove commitment to “recognise” and “oppose antisemitism” from Pittsburgh motion
Southend West CLP amended motion expressing solidarity with victims of Pittsburgh attack to remove commitment to “recognise” and “oppose antisemitism”.
STEPHEN WORSE: Momentum NCC candidate opposed IHRA definition and backed campaign to deregister antisemitism charity
Far-left NCC candidate Stephen Marks opposed the IHRA definition of antisemitism now adopted by Labour, and backed a campaign to deregister a charity exposing the party’s problems.