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Labour is still yoked to the holy war on the Jews

Labour is still yoked to the holy war on the Jews

It was Starmer’s own words that were truly shocking

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Melanie Phillips
May 16, 2021
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Anti-Israel demonstration, London

When Sir Keir Starmer became leader of the Labour Party, British Jews heaved a sigh of relief. After the nightmare period under Jeremy Corbyn, here was a Labour leader declaring that he would tolerate no antisemitism in his party.

Some of us, though, were less optimistic. True, Starmer seemed prepared to deal with the mo…

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