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Thread #159827   Message #3793313
Posted By: Steve Shaw
01-Jun-16 - 06:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
Subject: RE: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
This whole thing is so bloody ridiculous, Jim. Naz Shah is "antisemitic" even though she never used the word "Jews." Ken Livingstone is "antisemitic" because he truthfully mentioned the liaison between Hitler and senior Zionists. Jackie Walker is "antisemitic" because she dared to mention, honestly, the role of Jews in the sugar and slave trade. She's "antisemitic" even though both she and her partner are of Jewish descent. A couple of years ago I spent a few days in Liverpool, which was at the heart of the slave trade. Liverpool acknowledges its role and is man enough to take the flak. But mention that Jews were involved, which they were, big time, and you're shot down. Not all Jews. Not only Jews. But you are not allowed to mention it. The wider definition of antisemitism, the one that proscribes any criticism of Israel, trumps fair, honest and open debate every time.