Another Labour member speaks,
"Reflexively dismissing the charge of antisemitism as a plot to unseat Jeremy Corbyn comes from precisely the same conspiratorial logic as antisemitism itself: it is a denial of agency over our own ideas and methods of political organisation.

So far, the centrist plan to 'tackle antisemitism' in the Labour Party has amounted to a heavier reliance on internal party bureaucracy – more investigations and more powers to a 'Compliance Unit' to root out activists far beyond the pale of any democratic accountability.

But antisemitism is a problem with faulty ideas, not individuals; it corrupts our solidarity with foreign peoples and estrange one of the world's most historically oppressed minorities from the cause of labour. There are better ways to build internationalism – and better ways to 'criticise Israel'.

Labour's left flank has had some astounding victories over the past few months – now we need the intellectual integrity to be worthy of them. If we do not call out our own prejudices, then those who would return us to the footnotes of history will do so on our behalf.

They may very well succeed, and perhaps they would be right to try."

Mark Crawford is a postgraduate student at UCL and a member of the Labour Party
http://leftfootforward.org/2016/05/antisemitism-is-built-on-flawed-thinking-the-labour-left-can-call-it-out/