Tag Archives: ANTI-SEMITISM

“What message does the suspension pending investigation give to any young Muslim who wants to speak out against social injustice?”

Hundreds of prominent British Jews came out supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the face of the recent furore fomented by his opponents. But why was this largely ignored?

To think that an issue as serious as anti-Semitism would be weaponised as is evidenced by the actions of Corbyn's critics and opponents is deplorable to say the least

Some may say that the political arena is no place for religious sensibilities but, now and again, religion does raise its head...

A letter sent to the Guardian yesterday signed by 243 academics has complained of what the signatories call “outrageous interferences with free expression” at universities.[1] It refers to the government’s attempt to “silence campus discussion about Israel” in the wake ...

In 2003, a motion to twin Preston with the city of Nablus was tabled and debated by Preston City Council.  It was a motion which was proposed by a good friend of mine, Councillor Michael Lavalette.  It was one of ...

It has been incredible to watch how swiftly the government, the mainstream media and dissidents within the Labour party have exploited comments made by a handful of politicians to try and undermine the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn with allegations that ...

Since London woke up to confirmation of a resounding win for Labour’s Sadiq Khan in the Mayoral Elections, another campaign of blame apportioning in the Conservative Party seems to be underway. The “blame game” for the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith’s ...

As many of you will have seen from recent events, there has been a real aggressive push from the Zionist lobby in aiming to shut down debate of Israel once and for all by seeking to equate anti-Zionism with ant-Semitism. ...

Edwin S Montagu – The Jewish MP who opposed the Balfour Declaration On 23 August 1917, when the question of fraudulently giving the land of Palestine to Zionists was discussed in the Commons (what was to be known as the ...