Britain’s Labour Party said it will launch an investigation after some
of its members received antisemitic messages for opposing a candidate for
party leadership.
Labor MP John Mann, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against
Antisemitism, has received dozens of antisemitic emails and tweets during the
past six weeks. Mann is a vocal opponent of Jeremy Corbyn, a member of
Parliament running for the leadership of the Labour Party who has referred to
anti-Israel terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah as “friends.”
The Chronicle reported that Mann received messages calling him “utter
filth” and a “Zionist stooge.” Mann said other Labour parliamentarians have
received similar messages.
“I have very serious concerns
about Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters,” Mann told the British Sunday Express,
according to the Chronicle. “I’ve received some vicious anti-Semitic abuse and
I’m expecting the Labour Party to take action against this.”
