Is fervent left-wing anti-Semitism merely a ploy to court the Islamic vote?

And a proud one at that. But I pretty much universally mean what I say.

So you admit you're a racist then

'Antics of the Labour Party'? Do you mean the disgusting racist remarks that were made by a couple of members who were promptly(and rightly) rounded on and expelled by the party that has Jewish MPs, Jewish peers and whose last leader was Jewish?

You mean Diane Abbot, right? What was it she said? Oh, yeah: 'white people love to play divide and rule.' I'm glad she got expelled...oh, wait.

No, you must mean Jack Dromey...what was it he said? Oh yeah, he called a Royal Mail worker a 'pikey.' I'm glad he got expelled...oh, wait.

I was also glad to see these remarks plastered over 118 news items all over the BBC, like Godfrey Bloom's comments about 'bongo bongo land.' Oh, wait, they weren't.

Maybe we should discuss the number of former BNP members who are now standing Labour councillors? Or maybe we should discuss the former head of a neo-Nazi movement who's a standing Labour councillor? Should I go on?

Promptly? Most of the offending remarks were made ages ago (some, including a few of Naz Shah's, years ago) so pull the other one.

Also, doesn't it concern you how many Labourites - especially Corbynites, surprise surprise - have been going completely ape over this whole thing? As in "how dare anybody make these accusations! They did nothing wrong!" Because it ought to......

Besides, what is a Labour investigation into this worth anyway? As a party you voted in a guy as leader who has absolutely no problem befriending and shamelessly brown nosing the most viciously anti-Semitic people imaginable.

Some Labourites like John Mann have fought against anti-Semitism for years. Many others in Labour were completely against Corbyn's election as leader due to his long, extensive and consistent history of associating with Holocaust deniers etc, They can have an opinion on this worth listening to. Anybody who supported Corbyn's election as Labour leader has no right to a view on this I'm afraid. They're a huge part of the problem because they saw nothing wrong with the above either. So for one of these people to try to defend this and claim there's not much of an issue is absolutely worthless. Nobody is buying it.

Made ages ago, and brought to the attention of everyone, including the Labour hierarchy, very recently.

The only people that are going 'completely ape' over this whole thing are the radical right who are using racism (which would be denied and covered up as much as possible if it came from a Ukip source) to make wildly untrue accusations about Labour

I'd be interested to see where Corbyn has actually made an anti-Semitic remark or openly stated his support for anti-Semitic ideas? Because frankly, if you think that someone magically agrees with all of the views of anyone they associate with, then you really shouldn't be taken seriously.

And I hope you're not one of the righties that moans about how everything is PC gone mad either, what with your comment about Corbynistas not having a right to have a view.

The only people that are going 'completely ape' over this whole thing are the radical right who are using racism (which would be denied and covered up as much as possible if it came from a Ukip source) to make wildly untrue accusations about Labour

This has been a ticking time bomb amongst many labour supporters/leftists waiting to go off for a long while.
I know personally from talking over the years to left-wing friends that their support for all things Palestinian and dislike of the Israeli state has morphed into hatred of all things Jewish.
I have friends that are life long labour members that wont buy anything from M&S because they see them as a Jewish company. I'm only surprised it has taken this long to surface.

However, have the antics of the Labour Party - at least for the last few weeks - merely been about courting the Islamic vote? Is this the stage in time where we're finally seeing a concerted effort to appeal to a burgeoning Islamic community - currently estimated to be 2.7 million people - in terms they understand?

I'd be interested to see where Corbyn has actually made an anti-Semitic remark or openly stated his support for anti-Semitic ideas?

Some Labourites like John Mann have fought against anti-Semitism for years. Many others in Labour were completely against Corbyn's election as leader due to his long, extensive and consistent history of associating with Holocaust deniers etc, They can have an opinion on this worth listening to. Anybody who supported Corbyn's election as Labour leader has no right to a view on this I'm afraid. They're a huge part of the problem because they saw nothing wrong with the above either. So for one of these people to try to defend this and claim there's not much of an issue is absolutely worthless. Nobody is buying it.

We all know the Muslim community isn't averse to an illiberal view or two, ie, according to the Guardian 40% of the Muslim community wants to see Sharia Law imposed on British society.

However, have the antics of the Labour Party - at least for the last few weeks - merely been about courting the Islamic vote? Is this the stage in time where we're finally seeing a concerted effort to appeal to a burgeoning Islamic community - currently estimated to be 2.7 million people - in terms they understand?

Ken Livingstone appears to be the sacrificial pawn - he was once a player, but now exists on the periphery of British politics. While every MSM organisation has come out in opposition to growing levels of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party - and throughout the left-wing - is it merely a ploy to court Islamic sympathy?

If you want to attract the anti-semitic vote, you wouldn't remove individuals who were anti-semitic, but defend them and keep them in the party, but Ken Livingstones departure would seem to imply the opposite. If they want a party an anti-semitic party, they always have George Galloway to vote for.


Anyway, not everybody on the Left supports Islamists or condones anti-Semitism.

'Antics of the Labour Party'? Do you mean the disgusting racist remarks that were made by a couple of members who were promptly(and rightly) rounded on and expelled by the party that has Jewish MPs, Jewish peers and whose last leader was Jewish?

We all know the Muslim community isn't averse to an illiberal view or two, ie, according to the Guardian 40% of the Muslim community wants to see Sharia Law imposed on British society.

However, have the antics of the Labour Party - at least for the last few weeks - merely been about courting the Islamic vote? Is this the stage in time where we're finally seeing a concerted effort to appeal to a burgeoning Islamic community - currently estimated to be 2.7 million people - in terms they understand?

Ken Livingstone appears to be the sacrificial pawn - he was once a player, but now exists on the periphery of British politics. While every MSM organisation has come out in opposition to growing levels of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party - and throughout the left-wing - is it merely a ploy to court Islamic sympathy?

We all know the Muslim community isn't averse to an illiberal view or two, ie, according to the Guardian 40% of the Muslim community wants to see Sharia Law imposed on British society.

However, have the antics of the Labour Party - at least for the last few weeks - merely been about courting the Islamic vote? Is this the stage in time where we're finally seeing a concerted effort to appeal to a burgeoning Islamic community - currently estimated to be 2.7 million people - in terms they understand?

Ken Livingstone appears to be the sacrificial pawn - he was once a player, but now exists on the periphery of British politics. While every MSM organisation has come out in opposition to growing levels of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party - and throughout the left-wing - is it merely a ploy to court Islamic sympathy?