*Thread* Since John McDonnell is being discussed today, don't forget his take on Maxine Peake saying US police forces learned to lean on necks "from seminars with Israeli secret services". This led to Rebecca Long-Bailey's sacking from the front bench. John had another view. 1/4
Not antisemitic, oh no, not at all. Solidarity! Indeed, as Starmer decried "antisemitic conspiracy theories", John's view was "bring RLB back". Sign the petition! 2/4
There is nothing of any real substance that is "sensible" about McDonnell when it comes to antisemitism. At times, he's more tactically crafty than Corbyn, that is all. The truth is that he is intensely comfortable with people being filthy antisemites, to nick a Labour line. 3/4
The party's "new management" needs to deal with this.
Don't buy his lies.
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In February, Leicester Islamists staged one of the most overtly pro-Hamas protests I have ever seen in the UK.
Here, Asim Qureshi of Cage says Israel "cannot exist" and must be "resisted".
On the right, you will see Shockat Adam, now an MP. At a terror rally! 1/6
They held nothing back. See them marching on the day, chanting for Palestinian terrorists and cheering on the Houthis of Yemen. 2/6
This is the kind of scene where you will find the Islamist pressure group Mend, which Adam has worked for.
Here, its CEO urges the crowd to pray for a Palestinian “victory”, offers warm words to the ultra racist David Miller, and insists “you should be attacking Zionism”. 3/6
On 8 October, all of us could see the hideous crimes of Hamas.
In Birmingham, some reacted to the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust with joy, expressed at a protest *against* Israel before it had even counted its dead.
“I am very happy, I am very happy!” 1/6
This man spoke for the Muslim Association of Britain, a nasty Islamist outfit that organises the hate marches.
He got an early start.
“We are gathered today in solidarity with the right to resist." "We are supporting any human being trying to resist.” 2/6
“Thanks be to God! It’s victory! We should be celebrating!”