🚨Labour Anti-Semitism Advisory Board: A Thread🚨
Labour have announced an Advisory Board that will draft and implement an EHRC AS Action Plan.
We profile the panel and ask if Jeremy Corbyn/left-wing members will be explicitly targeted by the actions these people dictate?
Labour have announced an Advisory Board that will draft and implement an EHRC AS Action Plan.
We profile the panel and ask if Jeremy Corbyn/left-wing members will be explicitly targeted by the actions these people dictate?
Definition of a Show Trial is one that is "retributive rather than corrective" and is "organized by a government in order to have an effect on public opinion and reduce political opposition, and not in order to find the truth"
For historical examples:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_tria…
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For historical examples:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_tria…
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DAVID EVANS
CHAIR LABOUR NEC
Described by the JC as a "fierce critic of Anti-Zionism" Evans had a key role in Blair's 2001 election Victory as Labour assistant General Secretary. As NEC Chair he suspended Corbyn from the Labour Party. A "staunch"...
thejc.com/news/uk/starme…
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CHAIR LABOUR NEC
Described by the JC as a "fierce critic of Anti-Zionism" Evans had a key role in Blair's 2001 election Victory as Labour assistant General Secretary. As NEC Chair he suspended Corbyn from the Labour Party. A "staunch"...
thejc.com/news/uk/starme…
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critic of the "Hard-Left" Evans sought in 1999 to "empower modernising forces and marginalise Old Labour.’ He recommended abolishing membership fees..so members would lose their rights of determining policy and the political direction of the party". 🤔
labouroutlook.org/2021/02/06/wha…
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labouroutlook.org/2021/02/06/wha…
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ADRIAN COHEN
TRUSTEE JLC
Lay Chair Labour Friends of Israel. Concerned that in Corbyn's Labour there'd be “more support for BDS, which is going to create a difficult atmosphere for the vast majority of British Jews given their association with Israel.”
timesofisrael.com/is-there-a-pla…
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TRUSTEE JLC
Lay Chair Labour Friends of Israel. Concerned that in Corbyn's Labour there'd be “more support for BDS, which is going to create a difficult atmosphere for the vast majority of British Jews given their association with Israel.”
timesofisrael.com/is-there-a-pla…
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JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Vice Presidents include Sir Trevor Chinn and Lord Jonathan Kestenbaum, both of whom made significant donations to Keir Starmer and are profiled in our article. Luciana Berger and Lousie Ellman also VP's.
the-free-press.co.uk/2020/11/30/lab…
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Vice Presidents include Sir Trevor Chinn and Lord Jonathan Kestenbaum, both of whom made significant donations to Keir Starmer and are profiled in our article. Luciana Berger and Lousie Ellman also VP's.
the-free-press.co.uk/2020/11/30/lab…
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JLC Membership Council includes: Community Security Trust The Board of Deputies and BICOM. Trustees include Marie Van Der Zyl and Adrian Cohen. Started Fair Play project to combat boycotting campaigns that targeted Israel. Reported income £2.4M in 2019.
…of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search…
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…of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search…
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NATASCHA ENGEL
TRUSTEE APT
Former Labour MP now partner at Tufton Street think-tank Public First. Pro-Fracking lobbyist. Hired by Conservative Friend of Israel former Chair Stuart Polak's firm TWC. TWC work with Israeli arms firm/BDS target Elbit.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cr…
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TRUSTEE APT
Former Labour MP now partner at Tufton Street think-tank Public First. Pro-Fracking lobbyist. Hired by Conservative Friend of Israel former Chair Stuart Polak's firm TWC. TWC work with Israeli arms firm/BDS target Elbit.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cr…
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ANTI-SEMITISM POLICY TRUST
Chair Sir Trevor Pears is a donor to the Conservative Party and LD Friends of Israel. The APT is the "Charitable Umbrella" supporting the All Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism". Margaret Hodge a Vice Chair of APGAA.
antisemitism.org.uk/group-members/
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Chair Sir Trevor Pears is a donor to the Conservative Party and LD Friends of Israel. The APT is the "Charitable Umbrella" supporting the All Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism". Margaret Hodge a Vice Chair of APGAA.
antisemitism.org.uk/group-members/
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MARK GARDNER
CEO CST
Quote "nowhere does Mr Corbyn concede that the reek of anti-Semitism is at all connected to the culture of obsessive anti-Israel hatred and hysterical anti-Zionism, that he has helped lead these last thirty years in far left circles."
blogs.timesofisrael.com/corbyns-ideolo…
CEO CST
Quote "nowhere does Mr Corbyn concede that the reek of anti-Semitism is at all connected to the culture of obsessive anti-Israel hatred and hysterical anti-Zionism, that he has helped lead these last thirty years in far left circles."
blogs.timesofisrael.com/corbyns-ideolo…
COMMUNITY SECURITY TRUST
Registered Charity "that protects British Jews from antisemitism and related threats". Unable to corroborate current trustees. Ian Rosenblatt, a Starmer donor, has been a trustee. CST received £14M in government grants 2020.
…of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search…
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Registered Charity "that protects British Jews from antisemitism and related threats". Unable to corroborate current trustees. Ian Rosenblatt, a Starmer donor, has been a trustee. CST received £14M in government grants 2020.
…of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search…
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MIKE KATZ
CHAIR JLM
Katz stated that after Corbyn, Labour needed "a leadership that will drive out partisan factionalism from it's disciplinary system...that speedily ejects all the crank conspiratorial Jew-haters that have infected the party."
thejc.com/news/uk/labour…
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CHAIR JLM
Katz stated that after Corbyn, Labour needed "a leadership that will drive out partisan factionalism from it's disciplinary system...that speedily ejects all the crank conspiratorial Jew-haters that have infected the party."
thejc.com/news/uk/labour…
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JEWISH LABOUR MOVEMENT
Affiliated to Board of Deputies and Zionist Federation UK. Parliamentary Chair is Margaret Hodge. 92% of members endorsed Owen Smith challenge against Jeremy Corbyn. Re-founded specifically to fight Corbyn.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wins…
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Affiliated to Board of Deputies and Zionist Federation UK. Parliamentary Chair is Margaret Hodge. 92% of members endorsed Owen Smith challenge against Jeremy Corbyn. Re-founded specifically to fight Corbyn.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wins…
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MARIE VAN DER ZYL
PRESIDENT BoD
Quote (Corbyn)"spends time with terrorists and extremists” he's "declared war on the Jews at home” and his “hatred of Israel and Zionism runs so deep he cannot separate that from anti-Semitism”. Calls Hodge a"Labour Hero".
jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/expose…
PRESIDENT BoD
Quote (Corbyn)"spends time with terrorists and extremists” he's "declared war on the Jews at home” and his “hatred of Israel and Zionism runs so deep he cannot separate that from anti-Semitism”. Calls Hodge a"Labour Hero".
jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/expose…
BOARD OF DEPUTIES
Communal organisation. Affiliates include CST/JLM. Van Zyl again:"we could keep this issue of antisemitism on the front pages...exacting a severe political and reputational cost for continued failure." BoD £1.1Billion income in 2019.
thejc.com/comment/opinio…
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Communal organisation. Affiliates include CST/JLM. Van Zyl again:"we could keep this issue of antisemitism on the front pages...exacting a severe political and reputational cost for continued failure." BoD £1.1Billion income in 2019.
thejc.com/comment/opinio…
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MARGARET HODGE MP
Told Jeremy Corbyn he was "a fucking anti-Semite and a racist". Direct quote.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Told Jeremy Corbyn he was "a fucking anti-Semite and a racist". Direct quote.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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Hodge is a former Patron of Campaign Against Anti-Semitism with Ian Austin. Chair of APGAA and JLM. CAA site does not disclose identities of Honorary Patrons or Trustees on it's site. £895K income from undisclosed sources in 2019. antisemitism.org/labour-mps-dam…
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BARONESS DOREEN LAWRENCE
Anti-Racism/Police reform campaigner. Race Relations advisor to Labour Party. Endorsed Keir Starmer's leadership bid in a video announcing his candidacy. The one panel member not previously involved in AS issue.
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newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
Anti-Racism/Police reform campaigner. Race Relations advisor to Labour Party. Endorsed Keir Starmer's leadership bid in a video announcing his candidacy. The one panel member not previously involved in AS issue.
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newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
BARONESS JAN ROYALL
Former Labour MP and author of previous report into AS allegations in Oxford Labour Youth and Vice-Chair of Chakrabarti inquiry. In a 2016 article originally published on JLM website she states......
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Former Labour MP and author of previous report into AS allegations in Oxford Labour Youth and Vice-Chair of Chakrabarti inquiry. In a 2016 article originally published on JLM website she states......
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"I know you'll share my disappointment and frustration that the main headline coming out of my inquiry is that there is no institutional antisemitism in the OULC" and suggested her report was suppressed by the NEC under Corbyn.
Time to finish the job?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Time to finish the job?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Our conclusion:
“Israel advocacy organizations, universities, government actors, and other institutions” have targeted pro-Palestinian activists with a number of tactics “including false and inflammatory accusations of terrorism and antisemitism”
currentaffairs.org/2021/02/how-th…
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“Israel advocacy organizations, universities, government actors, and other institutions” have targeted pro-Palestinian activists with a number of tactics “including false and inflammatory accusations of terrorism and antisemitism”
currentaffairs.org/2021/02/how-th…
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Postscript:
The Board of Deputies and Jewish Labour Movement were given vetos on the appointments made to the advisory group that will report directly to the board.
skwawkbox.org/2021/01/27/exc…
The Board of Deputies and Jewish Labour Movement were given vetos on the appointments made to the advisory group that will report directly to the board.
skwawkbox.org/2021/01/27/exc…
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