Why social justice warriors can’t deal with anti-Semitism
September 30, 2022 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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Ruth Wisse, an emeritus professor of Yiddish literature at Harvard and an unfailingly impressive commentator on the Jewish world, has uttered a desperate cry about the moral and spiritual state of American Jews. Read more
Can Labour overcome antisemitism after Corbyn?
December 17, 2019 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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History will not be kind to Jeremy Corbyn, the vanquished and soon-to-be-former leader of the opposition British Labour Party. Read more
Corbyn-led British Labour Party named No. 1 antisemitic threat worldwide
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre released its annual list of the top 10 global antisemitic incidents, along with antisemitic people, and the No. 1 spot was given to the Jeremy Corbyn-led British Labour Party. Read more
Former Labour members accuse Corbyn staffers of curbing offensive complaints
Eight former Labour officials told the BBC that party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s team “interfered in the complaints process for incidents of alleged antisemitism, on some occasions processing them from his Westminster office,” reported The Financial Times. Read more
What to do about the ‘fangs’ of antisemitism in Britain’s Labour?
July 12, 2019 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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In recent days, plotting within the British Labour Party to get rid of its far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn has moved up a gear as deep concern over the party’s precipitous plunge in the opinion polls has burst into the open. Read more
Britain’s Boris Johnson to Iran: ‘Cease this madness’ or sanctions will be reimposed
Boris Johnson, who is expected to become Britain’s next prime minister, has warned Iran to “cease this madness” over violating the 2015 nuclear deal, adding that he’s “prepared” to reimpose sanctions on the regime. Read more
British Labour Party engulfed by convergence of the far left and antisemitism
May 7, 2016 by Agencies
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Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced their displeasure with the Labour Party in the wake of a scandal on antisemitism within its ranks continuing to engulf the country’s second-largest party. Read more
Can the political left tackle antisemitism?…asks Ben Cohen
November 7, 2014 by Ben Cohen - JNS.org
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While I’ve never been a big fan of celebrity interventions in politics, I will concede that, on occasion, a big-screen actor or a rock star will achieve the kind of impact that mere mortals can only dream about. Read more