Only four Labour MPs back party leaders in anti-Semitism definition row

by Guest Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:40 pm

Majority of MPs for the opposition side with community's resounding call to be able to define anti-Semitism

Labour MPs have overwhelmingly backed calls for the party to adopt the full international definition of anti-Semitism including its accompanying examples of contemporary hate.

Growing anger has greeted the party’s proposed new code of conduct, which adopts IHRA but only some of its examples, with the Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies insisting it was for Anglo-Jewry to define the scourge,

A special meeting of the parliamentary Labour Party saw a motion proposed by Alex Sobel MP saying the PLP “adopts the full IHRA definition of antisemitism, including all of its accompanying examples, and believes this should be used to define, understand and act against antisemitism in the Labour Party”.

It is believed just four MPs opposed the motion, including Chris Williamson, who previously called for then suspended Ken Livingstone and Jackie Walker to be readmitted into Labour.

The motion, while not binding in the party, makes clear MPs’ backing for the mainstream community in the latest row with the party’s leadership. But the motion called for the full NEC to overturn the support of a sub-committee for the code.

Jewish Labour Movement parliamentary chair Luciana Berger, who defended the motion, added: “The IHRA definition of antisemitism is the internationally-recognised document which defines and explains the ways hatred towards Jews is expressed.

“And yet some within the Labour Party have sought to revisit Labour’s historic support for the IHRA definition and all the examples that accompany it, and write their own version.

“Britain’s Jewish representative organisations, and the Jewish Labour Movement (the only Jewish affilliate to Labour), are united in opposition to this unnecessary and inflammatory move. It is a fundamental anti-racist principle that oppressed groups define their own oppression, not anyone else.”

https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/only-four-labour-mps-back-party-leaders-in-anti-semitism-definition-motion1/

The sooner Labour rid themselves of the Far Left and Corbyn the better and get back to some normality for the Labour Party.

by Guest Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:50 pm

The British Labour party has been warned that its definition of anti-Semitism may breach the Equality Act, a key UK anti-discrimination law, according to a Monday report.

Legal advice from The Jewish Labour Movement argues that the party’s decision to adopt a softer definition of anti-Semitism than that used by the government means it treats Jews less favorably than other groups, The Guardian reported.

The 1999 Macpherson report, issued in the wake of the racially motivated 1993 murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, argues that each group has the right to define prejudice against it.

According to the Macpherson report, “A racist incident is any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person.” The report adds that, “This definition should be universally adopted by the police, local government and other relevant agencies.”

The Jewish Labour Movement argued that by removing key clauses from its definition of anti-Semitism, the Labour Party rejects the rights of Jews to define perceived anti-Semitism, and thus discriminates against Jews.

“The Equality Act is an important and significant piece of Labour legislation, which the Labour family strongly supported. To propose a code of conduct, which clearly breaches the law, is unacceptable,” JLM head Ivor Caplin told The Guardian.

The 2010 Equality Act is a UK anti-discrimination law which demands equal treatment by employers and service providers, regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-labour-told-its-anti-semitism-definition-may-breach-anti-discrimination-law/

by veya_victaous Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:30 pm

Could you imagine the Uproar if Muslims tried this shit Rolling Eyes

by Guest Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:24 am

veya_victaous wrote:Could you imagine the Uproar if Muslims tried this shit

I know, why is it again that the Far left in Labour think they are above discrimination laws

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