‘Inclusive, Progressive’ Priest Says Labour Anti-Semitism Made Up By ‘Right Wing Media’
by Liam Deacon, Breitbart:
A self-declared “Progressive, radical Anglocatholic Parish iPriest” has said he believes Labour’s anti-Semitism problems have been made up by the “right wing press” and that only conservatives are “racist”.
The Reverend Simon Rundell, a Parish Priest in the Diocese of Exeter and card-carrying member of the Labour party, says he is “rabidly Inclusive” on his website.
He expressed the views regarding Labour and anti-Semitism by endorsing what he called a “perceptive comment” full of “insight” on social a media platform.
“To anyone who thinks that Labour has a problem with racism, I’d like to remind you of this little gem from the Tories: ‘If you want a nigger for a neighbor, vote liberal of Labour’”, opens the statement, referring to infamous piece of unofficial campaign literature used in one constituency in 1964.
It continues: “When you put the parties side by side, it’s clear which one has a problem with racism. Rightly criticising Israel is not discrimination, referring to Palestinian children as ‘cockroaches’ after Israel bombed their school is.
“That was the response of the British media to some of the atrocities carried out in the name of Zionism last year, but I don’t remember that making news in the same way.
“By all means buy into the idea that Labour have a problem with anti-Semitism, but know that you’re being taken for a ride by our right-wing press. They’re loving portraying Labour in crisis, and I don’t think it’s coincidence that its come up so close to the local elections”.
When Church blogger Archbishop Cranmer challenged the Reverend on these views, he replied: “Best wait for the vitriolic onslaught”.
Read also Archbishop Cranmer’s post (also linked above)
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