UK Labour has suspended former leader Jeremy Corbyn for allegedly not taking seriously allegations of anti-Semitism in the party. Dr Martin Hirst examines the allegations and background to this case.
THE ROW ABOUT anti-Semitism in British Labour has been simmering for a number of years and a number of high-profile cases have been alleged leading to suspensions, resignations and recriminations.
The final straw was a damning report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released late last week which found two proven cases of unlawful discrimination based on the allegations of anti-Semitism and several others it considered ‘borderline’ but was unable to prove.
The suspension of Corbyn – a popular Left-wing MP – is likely to cause further ructions in UK Labour and possibly even split the party.
Current leader Keir Starmer is backing the suspension of Corbyn and may well demand he be expelled from the party.
However, the allegations of anti-Semitism being systemic in UK Labour do not stand up to serious scrutiny and the EHRC report is flawed because it equates political criticism of the Israeli State and Israeli Government policy with anti-Jewish racism.
It has been a long-standing strategic aim of Zionist political forces to press their claim that any criticism of Israel is de facto anti-Semitism because it helps them to deflect legitimate criticism of Israel — particularly its ongoing and illegal occupation of Palestine and the terrorisation of the Palestinian people on a daily basis.
Just this week, graphic images emerged of Israeli soldiers murdering a 16-year-old Palestinian, Palestinian farmers had their olive groves bulldozed, a young Israeli woman who is refusing to do national service has been gaoled and Twitter suspended pro-Palestine accounts after heavy lobbying by the Zionist state.
Read the article by Martin Hirst in Independent Australia.