Anti Semitism in Labour Party and Universities.

However, I have to accept that you never will it seems, and move on.

Unless we can face the possibility that each of us could be wrong/racist/hiding our head in the sand we will not raise the quality of debate.

So London Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan says he wears 'a badge of shame' because of anti semitism in his party and suggests they should undergo training to tackle their prejudices. He also called on Corbyn to take a tougher stance whilst addressing a hustings organised by the Jewish Forum.

Another Labour councillor in Luton , Aysegul Gurbuz , has been suspended (pending an investigation) for making anti Semetic tweets . She reportedly tweeted Hitler was the greatest man in history and she hoped Iran would use a nuclear weapon to 'wipe Israel off the map'. 'Ed Miliband is Jewish, he will never become Prime Minister of Britain' . Also Labour councillor Khadim Hussain , former Mayor of Bradford is reported as being suspended from the party for anti Semetic comments.

Thank goodness there are voices of people who are acknowledging the issue such as Polly Toynbee who said on the Andrew Marr programme today 'appalling anti Semetic things have been said'.

Jeremy Corbyn on the same Andrew Marr programme also admitted there was a problem and he said " Anti semitism is absolutely abhorrent and wrong, anyone that commits any act of anti semitism that makes any anti semetic remark is auto excluded from the party and an enquiry follows immediately. We have suspended and will suspend any member that behaves in that way . Inquiries are going on , on the cases that have been referred to us . We are absolutely resolute on this, there is no place for any type of racism of any sort with in our party and I will ensure it is rooted out where it exists, we are dealing with it."

Good.

Well done Sadiq Khan, Polly Toynbee and Jeremy Corbyn.

Yes, good, nice to hear it.
that ignorant racist Labour councillor in Luton should perhaps be told that Britain has had a Jewish PM already.

I just can't get my head round this anti jewish rhetoric. This dislike (hatred?!) of Jews is quite beyond me. Why, FGS would any right minded person be so venomous about someone else simply because of their religious beliefs or racial origins?! Ed Milliband would never be PM because he's Jewish?!!! Whatever sort of way is that to talk?! Yes, we have had a Jewish PM, namely Disraeli, which can't be denied or changed. Referring to people as Zio's? In a derogatory way!! Unbelievable! Let's hope Jeremy Corbyn and anyone else comes up against this grabage gets a grip on this sinister development.

Part of a quote from Boris

"Sadiq Khan has himself belatedly admitted that Labour is afflicted with anti-semitism. He has rightly called it a “badge of shame”. But for years now he has been sharing platforms with some of the most backward and sectarian forces in Islam – men such as Sulaiman Ghani, who has denounced gays and called women “subservient”, and called for the release of al-Qaeda terrorists.
Khan spoke at an event with a man called Azam Tamimi, who threatened reprisals of “fire throughout the world” after the Mohammed cartoons – words Khan dismissed as “flowery language”. Khan has repeatedly spoken at jihadi flag-waving events sponsored by the Islam Channel, which has been criticised by Ofcom for condoning marital rape. Khan hired a speech- writer who speculated that the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby was staged."

Don't know how much truth in this as all politicians manipulate info.

I am interested in how much is anti semitism and how much anti Israel , they are not the same thing, I am against the Israel treatment of Pakistan but not anti Semitic

Pakistan? That aside, I think you'll find it's a hatred of Jews generally, otherwise why ban certain speakers on some university campus? answer:- They are Jews!

I have no knowledge of English universities niggly ,

niggly,

Please could you name the Jewish speakers who have been banned and which universities have banned them.

(Not disputing it, but haven't got the time to find out for myself.)

I have contacted the Welsh universities student unions and it hasn't happened in Welsh universities. I think the universities should be named and await niggles list

I have to go out, but in the limited time I had, I found out that the NUS officially 'no platforms' only five organisations:

1 The terrorist group Al-Muhajiroun,
2 The racist British National Party
3 English Defence League,
4 The neo-Caliphite organization Hizb ut-Tahrir
5 The anti-Semitic Muslim Public Affairs Committee.

Individual student unions are free to refuse to share a platform with individuals, so I'm assuming these prospective Jewish speakers come under this category. I'd be interested to know who they are.

Some universities refuse to no platform anybody, because they claim it's a denial of free speech.

Am also awaiting niggly's list.

Anniebach
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jewish-students-subjected-to-increasing-anti-semitic-incidents_uk_56e1470ce4b05c52666e6f35

I have read the Jewish Cronicle are claiming universities who have received Muslim speakers ,who in turn has criticised Isreal 's treatment of Pakistan , as anti Semitic , nothing about a university banning a Jew.

I accept and understand students criticising Israel, I do the same, this does not make a person anti Semitic . Will have to wait for niggle to share her knowledge of the anti Semitic universities

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/18/oxford-student-left-antisemitic-university-antisemitism-jewish-progressive-politics

www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/anti-semitism-a-major-problem-in-uk-universities-says-former-co-chair-of-oxford-university-labour-a6879701.html

Thank you POGS, it does seem the actions of Israel are causing deep anger, but 30 cases over five years is a very small number amoung thousands, it's wrong, but I am sure far more Muslims face far more racism . I cannot recall which university the British student who was shot by Israelis because he was helping some people in Pakistan was from

www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Rowan-Williams-slams-growing-university-anti-semitism

Yes POGS, I get it but I stand by my view it is anti Israel not the entire Jewish people

Well as mentioned so many times before Anniebach we will see what the Baroness Royall Inquiry findings are.

There seems to be a distinct 'lack of interest' in this subject POGS...... Wonder why?

Just for the record, Disraeli came from a Sephardic Jewish background. He converted to Anglicanism when young without, it seems, much conviction in either faith and could not have become an MP without having converted because of the parliamentary oath. He was by no means the first MP from a Jewish family but, yes, the first PM. I think Queen Victoria liked him rather more than Mr Gladstone.

I have no idea about the current oath and how that would affect a party leader committed to another faith or sect other than Anglican Christianity or, indeed, an agnostic or atheist.

Is this thread on a loop?