Re: Corbyn Antisemitism Row
Originally Posted by
Judd
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Jeremy Corbyn has ducked out of of meeting about the Labour Party adopting the international agreement on what constitutes ant-Semitism. This agreement flies in the face of Labour's own definition ratified by their National Executive.
Veteran Jewish MP Louise Ellman has proposed that Labour officially endorse the international agreement and will be put to the vote on September 5th.
https://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-co...ation-11446710
Could all be linked to the forthcoming Government Anti-Muslin Hate Crime due to be published in the autumn.
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups...-working-group
" The Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group works alongside the Cross-Government
Working Group on Tackling Antisemitism and the Independent Advisory Group on
Hate Crime to advise the Government on tackling hatred and ensure policies meet
the needs of communities.
We are now looking to appoint new Independent Members to join the Working Group
with expertise that will help the group achieve its goals.
The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hatred, and the Hate Crime
Action Plan published in 2016 details our plans to combat hate crime based on
someone’s race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
The Cross-Government Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred supports the Hate
Crime Action Plan and the Group’s priorities are reflected in the plan. The Hate
Crime Action Plan is currently being refreshed and due to be published in early
Autumn 2018, and the input of the Working Group is an essential part of the
Government’s approach to combatting religiously motivated hatred.
Already the Working Group has achieved a lot, including research into some of the
factors underlying anti-Muslim hatred, work with IPSO on the portrayal of Muslims in
the media, collaborations with British Transport Police on their anti-hate crime
campaign, and highlighting the contribution and sacrifice of Muslim soldiers during
the First World War.
Independent Members have a unique opportunity to help shape Government policy
and make a tangible difference to tackling hatred against Muslims. They work with
officials from departments across Whitehall to meet a number of overarching priorities ."
I hope this also includes hate towards Christians too !