Bishop condemns Labour antisemitism and demands immediate expulsions

Sep 7, 2018 by

by Archbishop Cranmer:

“For too many on the Left, Jewish suffering does not touch them the way Muslim suffering or gay suffering or black suffering touches them,” wrote Stephen Daisley in 2015 on the eve of Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader. And it was beginning to look as though the Bishops – rather like Corbyn – cared about every minority except Jews. Being mainly prophets of the Left, they are always swift to speak out on behalf of the oppressed LGBT and vulnerable Muslim communities. They proclaim love to Gay Pride to “tackle prejudice and promote awareness”; and leap to bash Boris when he transgresses the bounds of burqa intolerance. But the Jews? Well, it seemed they were being singled out for a particular episcopal disregard; the matter of their oppression avoided even as it was revealed that 40 per cent of them would “seriously consider” leaving the UK if Corbyn were to become Prime Minister.

You can imagine what the Bishops would be tweeting if Pink News carried a story that 40 per cent of gays were considering emigrating to avoid a homophobic Tory/DUP political pact. Or if 40 per cent of Muslims were worried about an Islamophobic Boris premiership. But 40 per cent of Jews? Well, it’s almost as if the Bishops lauded the vote of confidence from the 60 per cent who would stay: not one single bishop uttered a word about Labour antisemitism until yesterday, when Bishop Pete of Willesden let Corbyn have both barrels.

“I have been clear about the antisemitism in the Labour Party”, he tweeted. “It is abhorrent and unacceptable. The Party should move fast (unlikely!) to discipline and expel those members who are racists.”

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