Labour antisemitism

UK Labour councils could face legal action unless they stop BDS activity

This comes after multiple local authorities voted not to work with firms that they deem to be “complicit in Israeli war crimes...or somehow benefit from activity in the West Bank."

BDS marks its 20th anniversary.
MACCABI TEL AVIV fans hope to be in the stands when the yellow-and-blue kicks off against Aston Villa in Birmingham on November 6.

UK government reconsiders ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match

A pro-Palestinian rally in Australia.

Anti, pro-Israel protests clash in brawl on Australia's Bondi Beach

A man is silhouetted near logos of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and Wikipedia, March 11, 2015.

Wikimedia under investigation by US Congress regarding foreign involvement in articles about Israel


Britain’s opposition party wrestles with its identity

Starmer came into office reiterating his utter determination to stamp out the scourge of antisemitism from the party. From very early in his leadership he demonstrated his resolve.

 Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with his Jewish wife Victoria at the annual conference in Brighton on September 29.

My Word: Going through the anti-Israel motions

In a classic move, antisemitism was replaced by anti-Israel hatred: No problem with the Jews, just with the one and only Jewish state.

 A VAN WITH a slogan aimed at Britain’s Labour Party is driven around London’s Parliament Square ahead of a debate on antisemitism in Parliament, in April 2018.

UK Labour Party announces new review process for antisemitism complaints

The party is “turning the page on the blight of antisemitism,” said Jewish former Labour lawmaker Ruth Smeeth, who was bombarded with antisemitic death threats in 2019.

Labour Party candidate Lloyd Russell-Moyle after he is announced as the winner for the constituency of Brighton Kemptown 7n December 13, 2019.

Ken Loach: UK Labour Party expelled me for not 'disowning' alleged antisemites

Loach is a close friend and major supporter Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader who was excoriated for allowing what critics deemed a major antisemitism streak to fester.

Director Ken Loach poses during a photocall for the film "I, Daniel Blake" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2016

UK Labour to expel hundreds of antisemitism deniers

The move will expel hundreds of members from the party that are part of four groups: Labour Against the Witch Hunt, Socialist Appeal, Labour in Exile and Resist.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

UK Labour activists suspended over antisemitism lose court petition

Eight members of the British Labour Party claim they had been unfairly suspended or expelled following antisemitic remarks.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

Local UK Labour Party branch's discussion on sanctioning Israel blocked

A local Labour Party branch was calling for Israel to "end its violation of the human rights of Palestinians" and that UK parliament should "impose legal sanctions on Israel."

Vans with slogans aimed at Britain's Labour Party are driven around Parliament Square ahead of a debate on antisemitism in Parliament, in London, April 17, 2018

BBC reporter comes under fire for tweet saying 'Hitler was right'

BBC digital reporter Tala Halawa's 2014 antisemitic tweets were unearthed recently.

A general view of the Broadcasting House at BBC headquarters in Central London in 2017.

British Labour Party suspends 14 members over alleged antisemitism

Spokespeople for Labour and the Conservatives said the suspensions were part of the policy of zero tolerance toward antisemitic rhetoric in their ranks.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

Twitter suspends Jewish account key to UK Labour defeat

The anonymous account suspended by Twitter, GnasherJew, was a leading source of allegations of Antisemitism against the UK Labour Party and its then-leader Jeremy Corbyn during the 2019 election.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018