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Thread #164769 Message #3947161
Posted By: peteglasgow
30-Aug-18 - 04:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: UK party conferences
Subject: RE: BS: UK party conferences
i would have thought it was pretty obvious that some jewish people and organisations support the labour party while others oppose it. what has been less predictable is how many labour mps oppose the party and its leadership. there has always been a majority within the labour party who support the idea of an ethical arms policy, are anti-nuclear arms and respect international efforts for equality and peace. we are more vocal and successful at different times. as jeremy corbyn has always been at the forefront of this group, and is now party leader we expect this argument to be made more forcefully. the more we mean it, the more opposition from the establishment we should expect, as they see this way of thinking as challenging the status quo and their own privileged position within it. supporters of the israeli government's illegal treatment of the palestinians are quite right to see the current labour leadership as a threat to their position. and so we get the repetitive and tiresome (attempts) again to discredit the party by throwing increasingly ludicrous abuse.