Various people are asking the question: "why would the Corbyn Left push so hard on the issue of Israel/antisemitism right now?"
The answer - because it is a crucial ideological component of their world view-is worrying enough.
But now we need to start asking other questions
The answer - because it is a crucial ideological component of their world view-is worrying enough.
But now we need to start asking other questions
The first of these should be:
"What would a Lab government led by those who have clearly demonstrated the centrality of this hostility to Israel/Zionism/Jews actually be prepared to do and what would they not do?"
"What would a Lab government led by those who have clearly demonstrated the centrality of this hostility to Israel/Zionism/Jews actually be prepared to do and what would they not do?"
Many Jews are of course now having the "should i stay or should i go?" conversations at home. We certainly are.
To help inform these discussions we should really begin to seriously look at what we think a Corbyn govt might actually do and what the impacts might be.
To help inform these discussions we should really begin to seriously look at what we think a Corbyn govt might actually do and what the impacts might be.
We have now got to the stage where the community is genuinely anxious or in fear, to varying degrees.
The responsible thing now is, i believe, to start on a realistic assessment of what the risks might actually be.
The responsible thing now is, i believe, to start on a realistic assessment of what the risks might actually be.
