Labour’s lost Jews: Corbyn’s failure to deal with anti-Semitism roils already toxic British election

Haaretz Podcast

English - December 01, 2019 14:34 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB - ★★★★ - 129 ratings
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Host Simon Spungin is joined by Anshel Pfeffer and Esther Solomon to discuss the anti-Semitism allegations that have been levelled against the Labour Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, ahead of the December 12 general election.

Are both sides guilty of conflating anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism?

Was Britain’s chief rabbi right to warn of the dangers of a Corbyn-led government?

Is the incumbent prime minister, Conservative leader Boris Johnson, any better for the United Kingdom’s minorities?

And would Israel have anything to fear if Corbyn is the next occupant of 10 Downing Street?

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