18 September 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
British Palestinians condemn the “shrinking space” in Labour for their rights. PSC
A group of leading British Palestinians have condemned what they say is a shrinking space in Labour to criticize Zionism and oppose Israeli policies.
25 August 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
Michael Rubin at Labour’s annual conference in 2016.
Al Jazeera
The road to Jeremy Corbyn’s political downfall began at Oxford University Labour Club in February 2016.
A rogue inquiry by a Labour staffer with close ties to the Israeli embassy included fabricated allegations of anti-Semitism.
It destroyed the lives of several pro-Corbyn students sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
25 July 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
“The Labour Party is under new management,” UK opposition leader Keir Starmer told Boris Johnson, the prime minister in Parliament on Wednesday
14 July 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
The Jewish Labour Movement’s lawyer James Libson belongs to a firm that has represented the Israeli prime minister and embassy in the UK. – Lisi Niesner Reuters
The UK’s official equality watchdog is facing questions over its impartiality after it was revealed that one of its commissioners failed to declare financial links to the ruling Conservative Party.
20 June 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
Jeremy Corbyn addressing an anti-war protest in 2014. (Garry Knight/Flickr)
The UK’s Palestinian Return Centre revealed to The Electronic Intifada on Friday that it won more than $43,000 in libel damages against The Mail on Sunday.
23 April 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
Trevor Chinn (left) at an event he co-hosted in 2018 with Israeli ambassador Mark Regev (second left). Chinn for years funded anti-Corbyn efforts. (UJIA)
A multi-millionaire pro-Israel lobbyist donated $62,000 to help Keir Starmer win the UK Labour Party’s leadership election, it was revealed last week.
21 February 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
Liverpool Labour activist Audrey White.
The Jewish Chronicle on Thursday apologized to a Labour activist for libeling her over “anti-Semitism.”
The UK newspaper admitted on its website it had published “allegations about Mrs Audrey White” which were “untrue.”
It said it had agreed to pay White a sum in damages plus her legal costs.
13 February 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
A new opinion poll found that 73 percent of Labour members think anti-Semitism in the party is exaggerated.
10 January 2020 — The Electronic Intifada
A prominent Israel lobbyist in the UK has claimed credit for last month’s electoral defeat of the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn.
17 October 2019 — Electronic Intifada
Louise Ellman is the chairperson of Labour Friends of Israel. Joel Goodman ZUMA Press
Labour Friends of Israel’s chairperson Louise Ellman quit as a member of Labour on Wednesday evening, demanding a “different leadership” in the UK’s main opposition party.
6 September 2019 — The Electronic Intifada
Jon Lansman addressing the Jewish Labour Movement at Labour conference 2018. Joel Goodman ZUMA Press
Jon Lansman, a prominent figure in the UK Labour Party, advocated that Jeremy Corbyn be removed as party leader three years ago.
The revelation challenges Lansman’s reputation as a key Corbyn supporter.
In 2016, Lansman told Labour activist Graham Bash that the left would be much better served if Corbyn was replaced by John McDonnell, the shadow finance minister.
Bash recounted his conversation with Lansman to The Electronic Intifada.
2 September 2019 — The Electronic Intifada
The British charity operates in Palestine and in refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. (Interpal)
Interpal, a British charity which aids Palestinians, has won $60,000 in libel damages from The Jewish Chronicle.
The newspaper’s editors published an apology in August stating that they “accept that neither Interpal, nor its trustees, have ever been involved with or provided support for terrorist activity of any kind.”
