- Joined
- 1 Apr 2016
- Messages
- 13,435
- Reaction score
- 540
- Country
I agree with Rabbi David Mason 100%
www.jewishnews.co.uk
George Galloway, the newly-elected MP for Rochdale, is an extremist politician who has had a corrosive impact on British politics. His claim that Keir Starmer is controlled by Zionists is deeply offensive and has rightly been called out as antisemitic by many commentators and public figures. Galloway is one of the hard left activists who use the Israel Palestine conflict as a vehicle to express offensive views.
The vast majority of people in the Jewish community will likely read that first paragraph and nod in agreement.
Lee Anderson is an extremist politician who has had a corrosive impact on British politics. His claim that Sadiq Khan is controlled by Islamists is deeply offensive and has rightly been called out as an example of anti-Muslim hatred by many commentators and public figures. Anderson is one of the hard right activists who use the Israel Palestine conflict as a vehicle to express offensive views.
How many of the Jewish community will read that paragraph and nod in agreement with the same vigour that they did when reading the paragraph about Galloway?
We need to ask ourselves some questions about why the responses might be different. Let’s put aside the fact that Islamism and Zionism are not equivalents. Let’s also put aside that Sadiq Khan has been a steadfast and reliable friend and supporter of the Jewish community.
OPINION: From Galloway to Anderson, we must keep extremists of all stripes out
Our struggle for peace and equality will only be strengthened by showing that we stand by Muslims today as we would want all communities to stand with us during our darkest hours.
www.jewishnews.co.uk
George Galloway, the newly-elected MP for Rochdale, is an extremist politician who has had a corrosive impact on British politics. His claim that Keir Starmer is controlled by Zionists is deeply offensive and has rightly been called out as antisemitic by many commentators and public figures. Galloway is one of the hard left activists who use the Israel Palestine conflict as a vehicle to express offensive views.
The vast majority of people in the Jewish community will likely read that first paragraph and nod in agreement.
Lee Anderson is an extremist politician who has had a corrosive impact on British politics. His claim that Sadiq Khan is controlled by Islamists is deeply offensive and has rightly been called out as an example of anti-Muslim hatred by many commentators and public figures. Anderson is one of the hard right activists who use the Israel Palestine conflict as a vehicle to express offensive views.
How many of the Jewish community will read that paragraph and nod in agreement with the same vigour that they did when reading the paragraph about Galloway?
We need to ask ourselves some questions about why the responses might be different. Let’s put aside the fact that Islamism and Zionism are not equivalents. Let’s also put aside that Sadiq Khan has been a steadfast and reliable friend and supporter of the Jewish community.
