Jewish leaders lambasted Jeremy Corbyn yesterday for failing to agree on the minimum action needed to tackle anti-Semitism in the British Labour Party.
Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, and Jonathan Arkush, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said a two-hour crisis summit with the Labour leader was “a disappointing missed opportunity”.
Mr Corbyn, however, issued a statement describing the meeting as “positive and constructive”.
Mr Goldstein and Mr Arkush wrote to the Labour leader last month to set out the steps he should take to tackle anti-Semitism in his party. Their proposals included a fixed timetable to deal with cases, a ban on MPs sharing a platform with activists expelled or suspended for anti-Jewish behaviour, and the appointment of an ombudsman to oversee the party’s disciplinary process and report back to the Jewish community.
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