London – The Labour leader, who lost a humiliating vote of no confidence among his MPs on Tuesday, made the stunning claims at the launch of a critical report about antisemitism in the Labour party.
He said: “Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organisations.
“Modern antisemitism may not always be about overt violence and persecution, though there is too much of that even to this day. We must also be vigilant against subtler and invidious manifestations of this nasty ancient hatred and avoid slipping into its traps by accident or intent.”
