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Why we should talk about Zionism

Posted on 4 September 20254 September 2025 by Janet Sillett
Why we should talk about Zionism

Do I think it’s ok to ambush Jeremy Corbyn in the street when he was about to speak at a pro-Palestine rally to ask if he is anti-Zionist? No, I don’t. It was too reminiscent of the many times the media did the same when he was Labour leader; the Continue Reading

Posted In SocialismTagged In antisemitism, Gaza, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Palestine, zionism

Abbott’s own goal

Posted on 27 April 202325 May 2023 by Nick Wrack
Abbott’s own goal

Diane Abbott’s letter to the Observer was offensive, historically illiterate, and an unbelievable gift to her opponents inside and outside of the Labour Party. However, Diane Abbott should not have been suspended by Labour leader Keir Starmer. Her letter was not antisemitic, and I don’t believe that Starmer or any Continue Reading

Posted In SocialismTagged In antisemitism, Diane Abbott, racism

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