Hard-left antisemitism has created a contradictory reality for Britain’s Jews. We’re invisible but also too visible, centre stage but still on the margins, assimilated but ‘other’ and strong but also insecure. This thread will analyse the origins of this unsettling dynamic. 1/6
Left-wing antisemites obsessively indulge their fantasies of moneyed Jewish privilege and nefarious 'Zionist' influence - all of which is predicated on their baseless premise that Israel is uniquely evil. It's a myopic, collective mindset that borders on malevolent hysteria. 2/6
We are gaslighted by left-wing politicians, journalists, media personalities and organisations (eg, JVL) which exist solely to legitimise and redefine antisemitism. These people fan the flames of antisemitism, and have created the intellectual environment in which it thrives. 3/6
2/5 She has previously been the subject of a complaint about her behaviour, and has a history of posting antisemitic comments on twitter, many of which have now been removed.
3/5 She abuses Jewish MPs who have been subjected to antisemitic abuse; she accused Luciana Berger of using antisemitism in bad faith and not caring about racism and sneered at Margaret Hodge for being “rich” enough to take legal action against the Labour Party in court.
2/5 The keynote speaker will be Ilan Pappé, a radical anti-Israel extremist who travels the world advocating the eradication of Jewish national self-determination.