Jeremy Corbyn in historical perspective When he took the stage at the United Kingdom’s annual Glastonbury Festival in 2017, reveling in the thousands of audience members chanting his name to the tune of “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes, many commentators saw this rock-star moment as inaugurating a boldly new and potentially unstoppable Socialist opposition. Ben Cohen April 8, 2020
UK’s Labour elects new leader after Corbyn with goal to quash anti-Semitism in party In his acceptance speech, Keir Starmer, 57, apologized to the Jewish community and pledged to eliminate the anti-Semitism in the party, calling it a “stain.” April 6, 2020
Anti-Semitic incidents in UK reached record high in 2019, report reveals Community Security Trust identified 224 incidents as “Labour Party-related” and 126 as far-right. Feb. 7, 2020
British Jewry board details ‘10 pledges’ for Labour Party to combat anti-Semitism The pledges include a promise to resolve outstanding cases of alleged anti-Semitism and to make sure the party’s disciplinary process is independent to avoid “the risk of partisanship and factionalism.” Jan. 15, 2020
Jews shouldn’t ignore the real lesson of Corbyn’s defeat Support for nationalist ideas like Brexit isn’t necessarily linked to anti-Semitism. But left-wing extremism can inevitably lead to the targeting of Jews. Jonathan S. Tobin Dec. 16, 2019
Can Labour overcome anti-Semitism after Corbyn? There are reasons to feel hopeful that the party may, in the near future, seek to rebuild the shattered trust of British Jews. Ben Cohen Dec. 16, 2019
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Corbyn; he and Labour lost big in UK elections “The only way we change is with a massive surge of *new* voters at the polls. UK, Vote!” tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Dec. 13, 2019
The British working class saves Britain … and its Jews The stakes in this election were enormous—not just for the United Kingdom, but for the world. Melanie Phillips Dec. 13, 2019
Corbyn’s anti-Semitism is more important than Brexit Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his acolytes insist that they will defend British Jews from religious and ethnic discrimination because they are opposed to oppression. But it’s not true. Fiamma Nirenstein Dec. 11, 2019
