Why is Antisemitism such a Big Issue in the General Election?
by David Robertson, theweeflea:
What is going on in British Politics? In an election which was supposed to be all about Brexit, and which Labour want to make all about the NHS, there is another issue that is just as predominant – that of antisemitism.
In these past few days Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath SNP candidate Neale Hanvey has had his support withdrawn from the SNP after allegations of antisemitism. Falkirk Labour candidate Safir Ali has been suspended for antisemitism. And the Tory candidate for Leeds North East, Amjad Bashir, has also been suspended for the same reason. And these are not the only ones.
The Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, in a column in The Times last week, made an unprecented attack upon Labour because of its failure to address antisemitism. He stated that the “overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety” at the prospect of a Corbyn-led government.
Given that there are only 300,000 Jews in Britain, why is this considered such an important issue? It’s complex, but I think the reasons are good.
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