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Why Jeremy Corbyn Scares British Jews So Much
Forward.com ^ | September 13, 2015 | Liam Hoare

Posted on 09/17/2015 3:55:37 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

His politics are that of principled rebellion. Between 2005 and 2010, when Labour was in government, Corbyn voted against party lines 25% of the time. Known for his anti-war politics, he has publicly supported both the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Irish republicans. In 1996 the Guardian editorialized that his ill-timed meeting with Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein made him “a fool whom the Labour Party would probably be better off without.”

Now, with the party in disarray, Corbyn has come out of obscurity to become Labour’s next leader — and British Jewry is worried.

In a recent Survation poll, 67% of British Jews said they were concerned about his possible victory. “The JC rarely claims to speak for anyone other than ourselves,” The Jewish Chronicle’s August 12 editorial stated. “But in this rare instance we are certain that we speak for the vast majority of British Jews in expressing deep foreboding at the prospect of Mr. Corbyn’s election as Labour leader.”

Perturbing British Jewry are Corbyn’s associations with anti-Semitic individuals: Paul Eisen, the Holocaust denier whose foundation Deir Yassin Remembered Corbyn has supported ; Raed Salah, a Palestinian leader convicted of funding Hamas, whom Corbyn invited to Parliament and called a “very honored citizen”; and Arab activist Dyab Abou Jahjah, with whom Corbyn shared a platform at a Stop The War Coalition meeting in 2009 but who was later banned from the UK on grounds of extremism.

Corbyn has also landed himself in hot water for Stop The War Coalition’s support of al-Quds Day demonstrations and referring to Hamas and Hezbollah as “friends” during a parliamentary meeting on the Middle East. He has previously met with representatives of both Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hamas and the military wing of Hezbollah are recognized as terrorist organizations by the European Union.

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TOPICS: Editorial; United Kingdom
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1 posted on 09/17/2015 3:55:37 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; NFHale; ExTexasRedhead; GeronL; ..

If Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime Minister, the whole planet should be worried.


2 posted on 09/17/2015 3:56:43 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: justiceseeker93; the scotsman

Ping


3 posted on 09/17/2015 3:57:03 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Buh-buh I thought right-wingers were supposed to Nazis ? That’s what the media always says.


4 posted on 09/17/2015 4:14:37 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Clintonfatigued

It will happen. Just because the Labour grassroots are nuts doesn’t mean the British people are. In fact, a lot of British Conservatives are known to have infiltrated the Labour Party to ensure his victory, because they know that with Corbyn at the helm, they’ve got Michael Foot (1980s Labour leader) on steroids.


5 posted on 09/17/2015 4:40:31 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

It will happen. Just because the Labour grassroots are nuts doesn’t mean the British people are. In fact, a lot of British Conservatives are known to have infiltrated the Labour Party to ensure his victory, because they know that with Corbyn at the helm, they’ve got Michael Foot (1980s Labour leader) on steroids.


Are you saying that British Conservatives want to lose?


6 posted on 09/17/2015 4:45:46 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Re: “In fact, a lot of British Conservatives are known to have infiltrated the Labour Party to ensure Corbyn’s victory...”

As far as I can judge from C-SPAN coverage and a little bit of reading, British Conservatives conduct themselves with the same political charade that the Republican Party uses in America.

Both Parties pretend to be “Conservative,” then they declare themselves “helpless” to stop the relentless Left Wing drift of their respective countries.

It's the same “Uniparty” in both countries, except the British Conservatives are even less Conservative than the USA Republicans!

7 posted on 09/17/2015 5:46:14 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: laplata

They ensured his victory to make sure the worst possible candidate for Labour won. Corbyn will make sure by his complete lack of attraction to the UK general public, that Tories win in 2020 and even 2025.

The Michael Foot reference was probably lost on you, lol.


8 posted on 09/17/2015 6:10:10 PM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Thanks for the clarification. That is a good strategy.

I did a bit of research on Corbyn and he’s worse than, or the same as our Bernie Sanders.

Yes, Michael Foot lost me. LOL


9 posted on 09/17/2015 6:23:07 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

Foot was Labour Leader after Thatcher won, he was a hard lefty nut and Labour got handed it’s *ss in 1983.

If this clown is still leader during the next election, they’ll be handed their *ss again.


10 posted on 09/17/2015 9:51:46 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy

Thanks for the good info.


11 posted on 09/17/2015 9:56:20 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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12 posted on 09/18/2015 5:15:18 AM PDT by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Nothing to worry about here! Move on, people.


13 posted on 09/18/2015 7:29:07 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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