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Thread #159827   Message #3791648
Posted By: Steve Shaw
23-May-16 - 11:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
Subject: RE: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
For Christ's sake, Keith, they were never "in force" in the first place. There is no "no longer" about it. They were never more than a work in progress, never adopted by the EU, never ratified by any EU state, adopted only by groups who wanted to suppress criticism of Israel. This is all over the internet and you can google as well as I can. You are making a complete fool of yourself by clinging on to this, and you know it, trying to cover up for your ineptitude typified by your flogging this very dead horse. As for groups adopting it, well you can adopt anything you like, but that does not make the document any more official. All that does is say that here we are, this piece of paper reflects our opinion. Trying to give yourself a bit more credence by falsely claiming that you're adhering to an official EU document is just downright dishonest. Not an attribute that seems to trouble you much, evidently.

From wiki.

In 2005, the EUMC published a working definition of antisemitism, whose stated purpose was to "provide a guide for identifying incidents, collecting data and supporting the implementation and enforcement of legislation dealing with antisemitism." In November 2013 the definition was removed from the organisation's website in 'a clear-out of non-official documents'. A spokesperson stated that the document had never been viewed as a valid definition and that "We are not aware of any official definition".

The spokesperson was from the FRA, the EU body that superseded the EUMC nine years ago. Read and learn, Keith.