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I see Skwawkbox/sWANKbox/Steve Walker has written a piece about me. The piece is about me deciding not to debate with a member of JvL in Wimbledon on Thursday night.
Here is why:
I see Skwawkbox/sWANKbox/Steve Walker has written a piece about me. The piece is about me deciding not to debate with a member of JvL in Wimbledon on Thursday night.
Here is why:
2/ On policy matters like housing or Europe I would be quite happy to debate another Jewish person. Regardless of what their views are.
But on antisemitism I will not share a platform with a senior member of Jewish Voice for Labour.
But on antisemitism I will not share a platform with a senior member of Jewish Voice for Labour.
3/ Jewish Voice for Labour at best entertain other Antisemites and Holocaust deniers & are at worst themselves guilty.
Jeremy Corbyn has made it clear that there is a problem with antisemitism within the Labour Party but these people deny it. They are part of the problem
Jeremy Corbyn has made it clear that there is a problem with antisemitism within the Labour Party but these people deny it. They are part of the problem
4/ I won't debate them, especially outside of main concentrations of Jewish populations because their aim is to manipulate and provide an environment whereby predominantly non-Jewish people can pick and mix what kind of Jews they like rather than the realities of British Jewry.
5/ The debates proposed are presented as equal in weight.
In truth. JvL represent no more than a few hundreds British Jews out of 280k.
JLM represent 2000+ but also represent the wider views of hundreds of thousands of British Jews. Its a bridge between Labour & our community.
In truth. JvL represent no more than a few hundreds British Jews out of 280k.
JLM represent 2000+ but also represent the wider views of hundreds of thousands of British Jews. Its a bridge between Labour & our community.
6/ JVL enables non-Jews to find the kind of Jews they like rather than Jews that are representative of mainstream British Jewry. (whom Labour's historic relationship was built upon).
7/ So I won't engage in Jew on Jew blood sport fighting on antisemitism which sanitises further antisemitism amongst the crank left in the Labour Party by enabling this pick n mix approach to Jews.
8/ To do so puts my own Jewish identity and that of hundreds of thousands of British Jews on trial in a sham Court where the jury are looking for something that plays to their prejudice rather than looking got reality and fact of British Jewry.
9/ I won't allow my identity to be used, mocked and abused by the hard left. /END
PS. Jackie Walker. A leading member of JvL is an example of this facilitating of antisemitism. See images below from her posts on @jonlansman 
