Ejected from the British Labour Party for anti-Semitism, 71-year-old former Labor Party chief Jeremy Corbyn rejected claims by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s [EHRC] finding that he displayed unacceptable levels of anti-Semitism. Calling the EHRC finding “dramatically overstated,” Corbyn denied the charge. EHRC’s report said that “serious failings” of the Labour Party in dealing with anti-Semitic complaints, largely coming from newcomers to British society largely from the Middle East. Corbyn was known for years to show sympathy to the Palestinian cause, often perceived as anti-Semitic because he sought more rights and better conditions for Palestinians. “Anti-Semitism is absolutely abhorrent, wrong and responsible for some of humanity’s greatest crimes.” Corbyn rejected the EHRC’s findings that he ignored or supported anti-Semitic activities, something he rejects out-of-hand.
Corbyn never really understood in today’s Islamic terrorist atmosphere what fuels anti-Semitism. “As leader of the Labour Party I was always determined to eliminate all forms of racism and root out the cancer of anti-Semitism. I have campaigned in support of Jewish people and communities my entire life and I will continue to do so,” Corbyn said, missing the gist of the EHRC report. Jews have been an integral part of British society for a thousand years, contending at times with anti-Jewish bias because of the U.S.’s Roman Catholic and Anglican Christian traditions. But Corbyn conflates anti-Semitism with anti-Israel rhetoric that Corbyn has been guilty of for years. When Corbyn says he’s “campaigned in support of the Jewish people,” he doesn’t recognize the amount of Palestinian and Mideast immigration into the U.K. over the last 40-years. Today’s anti-Semitism in the U.K. comes from Muslim immigrants.
Anit-Semitic attacks in the U.K. tripled to 1,652 in 2018 from an average in 2013 of about 535 in 2013, corresponding to high levels of Mideast immigration stemming form the Syrian War. Corbyn, while claiming anti-Semitism has been “dramatically overstated,” doesn’t see how his anti-Israel rhetoric fed Muslim refugees in the U.K., not understanding the distinction between Jews and Israelis. Corbyn conflated his anti-Israel rhetoric, claiming the Likud government of Benjamin Netanyahu implements an apartheid policy toward Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Corbyn admits that he’s been devoted to human rights, getting carried away over the years criticizing Israel for its treatment of Palestinians. Every time Corbyn criticizes Israel for alleged mistreatment of Palestinians, there’s a corresponding increase in anti-Semitic acts in the U.K. Anti-Semitic incidents peaked in 2019 at 1,800 tells the story.
Because most Muslim sympathizers join the Labour Party, it’s natural for the Party to have more anti-Semitic sentiment, not realizing as newcomers that Jews have been an integral part of the U.K. for nearly 1,000 years. When the U.K. was part of the European Union [EU] in 2012, the Syrian War was driving the largest Mideast exodus from the Mideast to Europe since WW II. As the Syrian War ground on, more Mideast refugees flooded the EU and U.K., culminating in 2016 with the Brexit vote June 23, 2016 to leave the EU [52% to 48%]. Former U.S. President Barack Obama [2009-2017] backed the Saudi proxy war for at least six years in office. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel, 66, and 43-year-old French President Emmanuel Macron also strongly backed the Syrian War, killing 500,00 Syrians and displacing 15 million to neighboring countries and the EU.
When it comes to the tripling of anti-Semitism in the U.K., it’s directly related to Syrian and Mideast immigration to the U.K. All over Europe, anti-Semitic acts have risen largely from new Muslim refugees conflating the Jewish religion with Israeli policies toward Palestinians. After watching his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan rebuffed by 84-year-old Ramallah-based Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas, Trump switched gears, turning to peace deals with more friendly Gulf Arab states. With new peace deals with United Arab Emirates [UAE], Bahrain and Sudan, Palestinians no longer have the same clout with Mideast peace. Trump proved you can move ahead with Mideast peace without Palestinians. Corbyn found himself supporting Palestinians, while criticizing Israel, giving Mideast Islamic immigrants the green light to engage in anti-Semitic acts, including torching British synagogues.
Calling the EHRC report “a day of shame” for the Labour Party, 58-year-old Labour Leader Sir. Keir Starmer promised to implement the reports recommendations in full. Corbyn never admitted the link between his anti-Israeli rhetoric with anti-Semitic acts in the U.K. “Jewish members of our party and the wider community were right to expect us to deal with it, and I regret it took longer to deliver that change than it should,” Corbyn said, not admitting that his Anti-Israeli, pro-Palestinian rhetoric fueled anti-Semitic acts in the U.K. :”We have failed Jewish people, our members, our supporters and the British public,” said Starmer promising to do better in the future. “And so on behalf of the Labour Party, I an truly sorry for all the pain and grief that has been caused,” Starmer said, promising to implement EHRC recommendations. Corbyn continues to deny his anti-Israel rhetoric led to anti-Semitic acts in the U.K.
