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.@uklabour 1/13 A thread about the latest video by ‘Just Jews’, which features yet another JVL member, Councillor Jo Bird.
In this video Bird downplays Labour antisemitism, talking about false accusations and ‘witch-huntery’.
In this video Bird downplays Labour antisemitism, talking about false accusations and ‘witch-huntery’.
2/13 ‘Just Jews’ previous video featured JVL member, Cllr Sue Lukes. She made similar claims about not witnessing antisemitism, but her story had inconsistencies. Similar claims by JVL leaders have also been disproved
3/13 ‘Just Jews’ claim they are “broadening the debate”. But this is clearly untrue - three out of their four videos feature JVL members, all downplaying antisemitism as you’d expect.
4/13 As we’ve previously shown, ‘Just Jews’ is simply another brand of JVL, with links to the Labour leadership’s propaganda arm jvlwatch.wordpress.com/2019/06/18/jus…
5/13 In the video, Jo Bird claims Jewish people did not find her previous comments offensive, but then apologises for the offence they caused.
Jo Bird was previously suspended for antisemitism, and has a lot to apologise for...
Jo Bird was previously suspended for antisemitism, and has a lot to apologise for...
6/13 Jo Bird joked that 'due process' should be dubbed 'Jew process'. This during an ugly solidarity meeting for MP Chris Williamson, suspended for antisemitism thejc.com/news/uk-news/c…
7/13 During the meeting Bird also removed reference to “first they came for the Jews” from the famous poem about the Holocaust, replacing it with “first they came for the anti-Zionists”.
8/13 She also defended Ken Livingstone, who appalled the Jewish community with his claims Hitler supported Zionists.
9/13 For context, during this same meeting Williamson blamed ‘dark forces’ who were ‘using their power’ and contacts in the ‘media’ for a political plot. His dog whistle couldn’t have been clearer in its use of racist mythology
10/13 Bird’s apology was meaningless, because she has used the phrase ‘Jew process’ before. She has also stated:
- racism against Jews had been privileged
- Jackie Walker’s punishment for antisemitism should be overturned
- racism against Jews had been privileged
- Jackie Walker’s punishment for antisemitism should be overturned
11/13 Jo Bird wrote an article for JVL, to prove she wasn’t like the other Jews because she was bought up without Judaism. She proved herself palatable to JVL and their audience.
12/13 Jo Bird had her suspension lifted by the Labour Party. But the Labour leadership have close links with JVL and allegedly interfered with the disciplinary process to get JVL leader Glyn Secker let off. politicshome.com/news/uk/politi…
13/13 ‘Just Jews’ try to disguise their true nature. But in reality they are just another vehicle for JVL to whitewash antisemitism for the Labour leadership. And they utilise the Labour leadership’s video team to do it.
