The veteran MP apologized for cryptic tweets in relation to Richard Desmond and Philip Green, both of whom are prominent British businessmen and Jewish.
Starmer has made clear his commitment to fighting antisemitism within the party and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community.
Corbyn and allies pressed to keep their names out of apology.
You can be proud of being Jewish without being a Zionist, Lloyd Russell-Moyle said.
Banning settlement products is a “major step,” foreign secretary Lisa Nandy added, but said that “such a blatant breach of international law must have consequences.”
The article in question was an interview that claimed Israel had played a role in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
"We are beginning to wash clean the stain of antisemitism from our party."
UK Labour Party activists have accused the leadership of prioritizing tackling antisemitism over tackling anti-black racism within party ranks.
The banner was hung on a home facing the Novo Beth Chaim Cemetery, one of only two exclusively Sephardic Jewish cemeteries remaining in London.
Starmer’s vow has quickly been put to the test, and after a controversial call involving two Labour lawmakers, leading British Jewish organizations now say he is failing it.
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