Miriam Margolyes, Labour Party member and arguably the UK's greatest living Jew (definitely the funniest), is interviewed in the new Radio Times. She talks about @jeremycorbyn, @UKLabour, antisemitism, Israel and Maureen Lipman. 1/6
"Jeremy Corbyn, who is an excellent constituency representative, a serious person, is not an antisemite. I don't think there is the extent of antisemitism in the Labour Party that people seem to imply. I think it's to do with trying to stop Corbyn from being Prime Minister." 2/6
"It's just a fact that the Israelis have behaved appallingly, they continue to do so, and people are dying. I am ashamed, as a Jew, of what's been done in my name. I can't bear it. And for that I'm vilified and people won't come to see the plays I'm in." 3/6
"I've become, as it were, a kind of minuscule Vanessa Redgrave when she was vilified for her political position. But I am right. I have no doubt about that whatever." 4/6
"It hurts me. I'm so Jewish, and so happy to be Jewish. And the schism between me and Maureen Lipman, which is the manifestation of this chasm, causes me pain. She feels that I am a wicked traitor to my people. And I feel that she's a fool." 5/6
"I'm sad, because I admire Maureen, and I have known her for a long time. She's been a friend, and now it's not possible any more. I expect she might be quite sad, too. But she said don't communicate with me again and I haven't." 6/6
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