Labour Against Antisemitism exposes Jewish Voice for Labour campaign

 

The rise of antisemitism inside the Labour Party led to the creation of the so-called "Jewish Voice for Labour"  consisting of pro-Corbyn ultra-leftists and activists some Jewish and others identifying as such just for the purpose of undermining the mainstream Jewish community and it's organisations.

This group which contains a number of expelled and suspended party members like the notorious Jackie Walker works to deny racism and antisemitism in the Labour Party.  They claim dealing with racists is a "witch-hunt" and defend these individuals. 

Many JVL activists have been seeking to expel the mainstream and Labour affiliated organisation the Jewish Labour Movement and have the audacity to claim persecution.

Walker is amongst those who claim that the JVL are treated as the "wrong type of Jews" when in fact the reality is that the far-left treat the majority of the Jewish community as the wrong type of Jews. 

The new leader Keir Starmer has moved promptly to deal with the problem of antisemitism inside Labour. He is in the process of not only repairing relations with the Jewish Community, has settled the whistleblowers court-case and has speeded up the discplinary process to deal with the racists inside the party.

According to Jewish News

A legal crowdfunding campaign backed by the pro- Jeremy Corbyn group Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) has raised more than £22,000 this month.....

The crowdfunding campaign’s description states it was launched by a group of unnamed “Labour Party members who have been caught up in the absurdities of Labour’s disciplinary processes who want to see them changed”....

Those behind the appeal had “been strongly advised by their lawyers that they may place themselves in further jeopardy if their names are made public before the papers are lodged with the court and this appeal is to pay for the work to do that,” according to the JVL statement.

It was unclear who was involved in the fundraising campaign and what, if any, disciplinary action they were involved in.

Labour Against Antisemitism issued the following statement:

“This fundraising activity by JVL looks a transparent attempt to pressure Keir Starmer into watering down his measures to tackle anti-Jewish racism in the party.

“A number of apparent JVL activists have themselves been reported for promoting antisemitic views and are currently facing expulsion. Among these is Colin O’Driscoll, an organiser of this campaign and co-chair of Labour International, the Labour Party’s largest CLP. He was first reported by LAAS for alleged antisemitism back in March 2017 and was finally suspended earlier this year.”

He added: “The Labour Party hierarchy needs to stand firm in the face of such bullying tactics, and ensure it presses on with its key commitments to an independent complaints process and a zero tolerance approach towards antisemitism.”