How The Israel Lobby Manufactured UK Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Crisis

Although Labour’s membership has grown since Jeremy Corbyn’s victory, he has been under constant attack from right-leaning politicians within the party. In an attempt to weaken his position, some of his critics have manufactured a “crisis” about alleged anti-Semitism.

Electronic Intifada
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Last year, socialist stalwart Jeremy Corbyn won the leadership of the UK’s Labour Party by a landslide. Since then, there has been a steady flow of claims by Israel’s supporters that Corbyn has not done enough to combat anti-Semitism. This has only accelerated in the lead-up to a major test for Corbyn, the UK local elections on 5 May. Even

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Tens Of Thousands Join UK Anti-Nuke Demo Billed As Biggest In Generation

‘We are not alone,’ Jeremy Corbyn tells crowd. ‘There are many people around the world…who have wanted a non-nuclear future for their country and their planet.’

Deirdre Fulton
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Early estimates had Saturday's crowd in the "many tens of thousands." (Photo: @GreenpeaceUK/Twitter)

In what was called "Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear weapons rally in a generation," tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday to protest the UK's nuclear weapons system—Trident—and to call for global disarmament. According to the Guardian, "Campaigners gathered from across the world: some said they had traveled from Australia to

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Jeremy Corbyn Slams UK Leadership For Constantly Following US Into Wars

“I hope the American people will realise that it’s against everything that’s in the U.S. constitution, it’s against everything that’s about freedom of speech, everything that’s about freedom of religion.”

Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia
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Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the Labour Party Leadership Conference in London, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Corbyn will now lead Britain's main opposition party. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

United Kingdom — In an interview with the Huffington Post marking his first 100 days as leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the U.K. following the U.S into war — and invited Donald Trump to a British mosque. Arriving by bicycle to a greasy spoon cafe in North London, the Labour leader discussed his life under the scrutiny of

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British Bombs On Syria Will Only Fuel ISIS Like US Bombs Did In Iraq

The West’s track record has proven that military intervention simply tends to fuel the fires of extremism. Rather than addressing the root cause of the disease, it is merely addressing one of many symptoms.

Megan Hanna
بواسطة Megan Hanna
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet takes off on a combat mission with a Su-30 bomber in the foreground, at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Since early morning, Russian combat jets have been taking off from this base in western Syria, heading for missions. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov)

LONDON -- (Analysis) Four Tornado jets departed from Akrotiri, the Royal Air Force base in Cyprus, early Thursday morning, carrying Brimstone missiles and Paveway IV guided bombs. Just a few hours after gaining approval from Parliament, the first British offensive in Syria struck six targets in Daesh-controlled oil fields in eastern Syria. On

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‘The Politics Of Spite’: Media Compares UK’s New Labour Leader To Terrorists, Donald Trump

Jeremy Corbyn promises to end austerity and improve the lives of everyday workers, but headlines called him “wild eyed” and compared him to “radical Islamists.”

Kit O'Connell
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Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the Labour Party Leadership Conference in London, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Corbyn will now lead Britain's main opposition party. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

LONDON --- On Saturday, the UK’s Labour Party elected Jeremy Corbyn to be its newest leader, and many in the media described the event in nightmarish terms, even comparing Corbyn to ISIS and Donald Trump. In reality, Corbyn has far more in common with the Labour Party’s socialist roots, and modern anti-austerity movements, then either an outspoken,

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