Labour in meltdown – but what is antisemitism? / Antisemitism in the UK

In a cross-party report agreed unanimously without division published in October 2016, the Home Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons called on all political leaders to tackle the growing prevalence of this pernicious form of hate. It noted that 'the failure of the Labour Party consistently to deal with antisemitic incidents in recent years risks lending force to allegations that elements of the Labour movement are institutionally anti-Semitic', but stressed that all parties must examine whether the Committee's recommended reforms should be applied to their own processes for training and disciplining their members and activists.

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ESO: Background information: Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2004-2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/antisemitism-overview-of-data-available-in-the-european-union-2004-2014/

BBC News, 28.04.16: Labour will get a grip on anti-Semitism, says Tom Watson http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36166555

The Guardian, 28.04.16: Antisemitism and Labour: three days that shook the party http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/28/antisemitism-row-divided-labour-party

The Conversation, 03.05.16: Antisemitism row: why animosity on the Labour left still runs so deep https://theconversation.com/antisemitism-row-why-animosity-on-the-labour-left-still-runs-so-deep-58609

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 06.05.16: What does an anti-Semitic party look like in Europe today? https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/vassilis-petsinis/what-does-anti-semitic-party-look-like-in-europe-today

openDemocracy: Can Europe Make It?, 10.05.16: From a non-Jewish Left-Zionist: an open letter to Ken Livingstone https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/jack-omer-jackaman/from-non-jewish-left-zionist-open-letter-to-ken-livingstone

United Kingdom: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: News, 16.10.16: All parties and media giants must address pernicious antisemitic hate http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/home-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2015/antisemitism-report-published-16-17/

United Kingdom: Parliament: Committees: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee: (2016-17): Antisemitism in the UK http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmhaff/136/13602.htm?utm_source=136&utm_campaign=modulereports&utm_medium=fullbullet

The Conversation, 18.10.16: Why all Labour members need to read parliament’s antisemitism report https://theconversation.com/why-all-labour-members-need-to-read-parliaments-antisemitism-report-67252

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