The Alarming Avalanche of Antisemitism

Feb 21, 2019 by

from Christian Friends of Israel:

Just 13 days ago we published an article on the increase in antisemitism in the UK. Since then overwhelming evidence of a truly alarming increase in antisemitism has emerged in the mainstream media.

Prominent in the UK is the story of MPs resigning from the Labour Party due to institutional, sickening antisemitism. One of the group of seven, Luciana Berger said she is leaving behind: “a culture of bullying, bigotry and intimidation.”

Marie van der Zyl, the President of the Board of Deputies, commented that:

This is a moment of great shame for the Labour Party
and a tragedy for the thousands of Jews who have supported the party for generations.”

Two more indicators of the severity of the Labour Party’s problem emerged when another MP suggested that it was possible the seven MPs who resigned on Monday were being supported by the State of Israel. She later said she was: “deeply sorry for her ill-thought out and poorly worded comment.” But the question remains as to why she made the suggestion in the first place. Why blame the State of Israel?

Then the Labour Party was forced to suspend Derek Hatton, just days after re-admitting him to membership, when it emerged that he had claimed in a 2012 tweet that:

“Jewish people with any sense of humanity need to start speaking out publicly
against the ruthless murdering being carried out by Israel.”

In France too

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