Benjamin Kentish - Labour Antisemitism Row Was Created Past Times Israel To Distract From 'Atrocities', Merchandise Matrimony Boss Suggests
The leader of ane of Britain’s original merchandise unions has suggested that Israel created the antisemitism row that has engulfed Labour over the summer.
Mark Serwotka, who leads the Public as well as Commercial Services Union (PCS) and is a staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, told a fringe resultant at the Trades Union Congress conference that the Jewish patch could bring “created a storey that does non exist” inwards gild to distract attending from “atrocities” he said it has committed.
His comments were condemned past times antisemitism campaigners, who said Mr Serwotka should resign over the “despicable” claims.
His comments were condemned past times antisemitism campaigners, who said Mr Serwotka should resign over the “despicable” claims.
“In a twelvemonth when Donald Trump has moved the United States of America diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, inwards a twelvemonth when dozens of Palestinians including children were gunned downwardly – unarmed innocent civilians – past times the Israeli military, inwards a twelvemonth when the Americans are cutting off help ... isn’t it a vile basis when, instead of existence on the forepart foot, denouncing these atrocities, demanding an independent as well as sovereign patch for the Palestinian people, nosotros bring had a summertime of cry for ourselves whether leading Labour movement people are inwards whatever agency antisemitic?”
He added: “I’m non a conspiracy theorist, precisely I’ll tell you lot what – ane of the best forms of trying to shroud from the atrocities that you lot are committing is to larn on the offensive as well as genuinely practise a storey that does non be for people on this platform, the merchandise matrimony movement or, I bring to say, for the leader of the Labour Party.”
The Independent
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