The Jewish voice. The BBC’s coverage of antisemitism charges against the Labour Party has been both unbalanced and uncritical

Jeremy Corbyn has apologised on numerous occasions as far back as 1988, the issue is not Jeremy! but the least trusted media of the whole world, shamefully, that is our very own British media. They know very well that Jeremy has repeatedly apologised, but are intent on leading a vindictive campaign against him, to cover the inadequate and incompetent self-serving elitists Tory government. Boris Johnson, not attending the climate change debate for our leaders was utterly shameful!
Boris is a racist, Islamophobic and homophobic and a dictator! If Boris stood by his very own pledge of intolerance, he would resign! He is a dangerous man and should never be allowed to be our PM
Found this of all places, The Board of Deputies of British Jews facebook page.. Hope it's useful. Proof the Tories are launching a fake news attack on Jeremy! Free to share!

Corbyn organised the Apr. 1977 defence of Jewish populated Wood Green from a Neo-Nazi march
EDM3933 7 Nov. 1990: Corbyn signs motion condemning the rise of antisemitism
EDM634, 11 Apr. 2000: Jeremy Corbyn signs motion condemning David Irving for being a Holocaust Denier
EDM1124, 6 Nov. 2000: Jeremy Corbyn praised the ‘British Schindler’, Bill Barazetti, for his WW2 kindertransport
EDM742, 28 Jan. 2002: Jeremy Corbyn signs motion praising football clubs for commemorating Holocaust Day
EDM1233 30 Apr. 2002: Corbyn was a primary sponsor on a motion condemning antisemitism
11 May 2002: Jeremy led a clean up of Finsbury Park Synagogue after an anti-Semitic attack
EDM1691, 23 July 2002: Corbyn condemned attacks on a synagogue in Swansea
EDM123 26 Nov. 2003: Corbyn officially condemns attacks on 2 Istanbul synagogues
EDM298, 16 Dec. 2003: Jeremy Corbyn signs motion commemorating International Holocaust Day
2004: Jeremy condemned news that anti-Semitic hate crimes had risen for yet another year
EDM461, 21 Jan. 2004: Jeremy Corbyn condemned the French government’s moves to ban the Jewish Kippa in French Schools
EDM717, 26 Feb. 2004: Jeremy signed a motion praising Simon Wiesenthal for bringing Nazi perpetrators of the Holocaust to justice
EDM1613, 8 Sept. 2004: Corbyn co-sponsored a bill expressing fears for the future of the United Synagogue Pension Scheme
EDM1699, 11 Oct. 2004: Jeremy Corbyn condemned arbitrary attacks on civilians in Israel and Palestine
EDM482, 12 Jan. 2005: Jeremy Corbyn signs a motion commemorating International Holocaust Day
EDM343, 16 June 2005: Jeremy condemned the desecration of a Jewish cemetery in east London
EDM1343, 11 Jan. 2006: Jeremy Corbyn signs a motion commemorating International Holocaust Day
EDM1774, 8 Mar. 2006: Jeremy Corbyn led condemnations of an Iranian Magazine soliciting cartoons about the Holocaust
EDM1267, 16 Apr. 2006: Jeremy Corbyn condemned Bryan Ferry for anti-Semitic remarks
EDM2414, 26 June 2006: Jeremy Corbyn praised British war veterans for their efforts to combat the Holocaust
EDM2705, 10 Oct. 2006: Jeremy signed a motion marking the 70th anniversary of Cable Street
EDM271, 14 Nov. 2007: Jeremy co-sponsored a motion lamenting the poverty and social exclusion East London Jews suffered
EDM153, 12 May 2008: Corbyn praised the efforts of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto during the uprising of 1944
EDM2350, 27 Oct 2008: Jeremy Corbyn signs a motion marking the 70th anniversary of the horrors of the holocaust
EDM173, 8 Dec. 2008: Jeremy condemned the Press Complaints Commission for refusing to sanction The Times for antisemitism
EDM461, 14 Jan. 2009: Jeremy Corbyn condemned a wave of recent anti-Semitic incidents targeted
EDM605, 27 Jan. 2009: Corbyn signed John Mann’s motion condemning antisemitism on university campuses
EDM917 26 Feb. 2009: Jeremy signs a motion condemning antisemitism on the internet
EDM1175 24 Mar. 2009: Corbyn signs a motion praising the heroism of British Jews during Holocaust
EDM337, 2 Dec. 2009: Jeremy Condemned Iran’s treatment of Jewish minorities in Iran
EDM850 9 Feb. 2010: Jeremy joins in calls for Facebook to do more to fight antisemitism
EDM891: 22 Feb 2010: Corbyn co-sponsors a motion calling for Yemen’s Jews to be given refugee status to the UK
EDM908 27 Oct. 2010: Corbyn praises work of late Israeli PM in his pursuit of a 2 state solution
EDM1360, 27 Jan. 2011: Corbyn co-sponsored a motion praising the ‘never again for anyone initiative’
EDM1527, 3 Mar. 2011: Corbyn backed Ian Paisley’s motion condemning the anti-Semitic remarks of Dior’s lead fashion designer
EDM2870, 14 Mar. 2012: Jeremy Corbyn condemned the sale of Nazi memorabilia at an auction in Bristol
EDM2866, 14 Mar 2012: Jeremy Corbyn co-sponsored a bill condemning the rise of antisemitism in Lithuania
EDM2899, 20 Mar. 2012, Jeremy Corbyn condemned a terrorist attack on a Jewish school in Toulouse
EDM168, 12 June 2012, Jeremy co-sponsored a motion condemning anti-Semitic attacks during EURO 2012 in Poland
EDM 195 13 June 2012: Jeremy attacks BBC for cutting Jewish programmes from Its schedule
EDM 1133 1 Mar 2013: Corbyn joins a chorus of calls condemning antisemitism In sport
1 Oct. 2013: Corbyn was one of the few MPs who defended Ralph Miliband from Daily Mail antisemitism
EDM 932 9 Jan 2014: Jeremy praises Holocaust Memorial’s work on antisemitism education
EDM 165 22 June 2015: Jeremy condemns a Neo-Nazi rally planned for a Jewish area of London
Sat 4 July 2015: Jeremy co-planned a counter-fascist demo in defence of Jewish residents at Golders Green. The march was re-routed
18 Nov. 2015, Corbyn used one of his first PMQs to challenge Cameron to do more on antisemitism
9 Oct 2016: Corbyn, close to tears, leads commemoration of the Battle of Cable Street
3 Dec. 2016: Corbyn visits Terezin Concentration Camp to commemorate Holocaust victims
In 2017-19 Jeremy introduced 20 new measures to combat antisemitism in the Labour Party

I know all too well what a terrible thing anti-semitism is, and it's still there, especially in extreme right groups.
My fear now is that with all this misuse of information it will eventually be turned back against Jews. Could be what is happening now.
It's the chicken licken effect, and it's being managed for political gain.

Good point Fennel. We all need to be careful to hate the media not the individuals. What the HELL was the chief Rabbi doing, leaving his people open to that?

fennel that’s why we must fight to stop it being weaponised.

It is an insidious hate filled way of doing politics, and I will never support it.

Strange isn't it GagaJo that none of that information is ever used by the MSM.
And the perpetual posts on GN saying that those who recognise that Corbyn has never been anti-semitic are somehow unthinking disciples are ridiculous. It requires evidence to prove anti-semitism and not just blind accusations.
I do worry that this politicising of the matter might result in more recruits to anti-semitism.

You could be right trisher. People post as though "Jews" are a homogenous group with the same beliefs, politics and backgrounds, thus reinforcing stereotypes.

In reality, Jews come in sorts of shapes and sizes. There's a range of beliefs within Judaism itself and many people self-identify as secular Jews. The Chief Rabbi isn't the "Leader of the Jews" in the UK, nor is the Jewish Chronicle the only newspaper which speaks for all Jews.

yes, just like Christians, and just like Muslims.

growstuff
The Chief Rabbi does not represent
i) Jews who do not belong to a synagogue - believed to be 50% of UK Jews
ii) the reform group - estimated to be 19% of those who go to Synagogue
iii) the liberal branch - represented by Rabbi Danny Rich who is a Corbyn supporter - 8% of Jews who go to Synagogue.
Of course people may think differently whether they are represented by him or not, but at most he technicall represents about 35% of British Jews. Whether he is saying what they believe cannot be known.
The Chief Rabbi is a close friend of both Boris Johnson and Netanyahu and there are many photographs of him at meetings with Tory cabinet meetings.
It sometimes seems to be believed that if someone is religious, their words should be taken more seriously than those of others and should not be scrutinised.

Racists of all stripes among both liberals and conservatives in the US, though liberals are often more subtle about it in their personal lives. Do Unto Others....would be well to remember more often.

Thank you for the stats Jaycee. I'm afraid I was too lazy to look them up, but you've confirmed the point I was trying to make. I have friends who are Reform Jews. Most support Labour and are incensed by the Chief Rabbi's statement and much that is written in the Jewish Chronicle.

My understanding of their view is that he is perfectly entitled to his opinions, just as any other conservative is. They're angry he is described as the spiritual leader of all British Jews and that he should have been involved in party politics in the first place.

growstuff The Jewish Chronicle had a circulation in 2018 of 20,141 of which 7,298 where free copies - so it sold less than 13,000 and has reduced circulation since then. The editor used to be a contributor to the Daily Mail and the Spectator.
A ridiculous amount of influence granted by the media for such a small right wing publication.

Thank you for that. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

My Jewish friends, who vote Labour, say that anti-semitism is to be found everywhere. They see the accusations against the Labour Party as just mud-slinging smear campaigns by the Tories.

What I can’t understand is that assuming hate is a crime why isn’t there prosecutions, I mean mail is evidence, phones can record spoken word. So why aren’t people being prosecuted?

I am not sure but I thought the person receiving hate comments is to report it to the police with the name of the person they are accusing.

Are those who post on the likes of twitter and Facebook easily tracked down ?

Some are, but in any case it is against most social media site rules to permit the posting of hate speech so in theory any anti-semitic remarks should be taken down immediately.

Are those who post on the likes of twitter and Facebook easily tracked down?

Of course, Annie. No problem at all. They just ask you and you tell them it's all Corbyn's fault and they would believe you straight away. After all, you have never needed any evidence on here just any chance to give the man a tongue lashing.

Anniebach If people posting on twitter and facebook cannot be identified, how can it be known which party they belong to?

There was a conviction of a troll who had sent anti-semitic messages to Luciana Berger. She had loudly proclaimed the messages to be from a Labour member.

In fact they were from John Nimmo a typical middle aged overweight white incel typing in his mother's basement who had nothing to do with the Labour party at all. The allegations were of course widely reported as a criticism of the Labour Party. The fact that it was nothing to do with the party was barely reported at all - but Berger did not withdraw her false allegation.

It should not be a left or right issue and we should all speak out against obvious smears and propoganda. I have criticised people repeating the Cameron/dead pig smear and there are people on the right who criticise the propaganda against Corbyn.

The commentator Peter Hitchens cannot be considered anything but right wing but he has said about the coverage of Labour and Corbyn
"A country where the media attack the opposition rather than the government is a country where freedom is under threat".

Peter Oborne, who again, no one can seriously consider anything other than right wing, has also spoken out
www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/british-journalists-have-become-part-of-johnsons-fake-news-machine/

It does not do democracy any favours to accept dishonest reporting if it is against someone that you don't like. Facts matter.

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I am Jewish and am part of a large Jewish family and Jewish community. Not one of them has said they are voting Labour. Not one.

I am not speaking for the whole of the Jewish community in the UK, yet amongst the ones I have spoken to (a lot) - people are scared of what may happen under a Labour government.

Shelmiss That is sad but unfortunately propaganda works. They obviously have no genuine reason to be scared of a Labour government. It is the far right (as always) that is to be feared if anyone is.
Fear is easily invoked and difficult to calm. It is disgraceful that it should be used for political gain.

I'm not Jewish, although interested and concerned, so I've tried to find out some facts.

My understanding is that the six (?) people who have made anti-Semitic threats directed at Luciana Berger have all been members of far right/neo Nazi groups with no connection to the Labour party.

I also understand that Margaret Hodge made 200 complaints about anti-semiticism, but 90% of them were found to have nothing to do with people who had ever been members of the Labour party.

However, a group of Orthodox Charedi Jews has made a complaint about Margaret Hodge to the Labour Party for an anti-Semitic tweet. Apparently, she tweeted a picture of Corbyn meeting with a member of the Charedi community and commented that Charedis aren't "mainstream" Jews.

I'm confused.

Correction - the six people who have been convicted of making anti-semitic threats directed at Luciana Berger.

shelmiss what is it that is frightening your family if labour get in?

Leah I couldn’t agree more. The BBC news and current affairs dept has been run by a friend of Boris and JRM for some time. The woman that chooses guests for Question Time is a Tory Party member and has used plants in the audience...one member of the audience, a vicar, was in fact an actor who had been on question time half a dozen times, not exactly balanced. Delighted that so many organisations are now recognising the state of Palestine and Netanyahu has been accused, rightly of ethnic cleansing. There is a huge difference between Jewish folk and Zionists....

The "audience selector" on QT may be a Tory party member now, but she was previously in UKIP and has "liked" and retweeted vile statements by Tommy Robinson and the BNP.

The BBC have relentlessly promoted Farage, inviting him onto the QT panel no less than 29 times in the years leading up to the fraudulent referendum. The only other MEP ever invited was Tory Daniel Hannan, who appeared once.