{"id":61011,"date":"2018-04-28T17:05:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T15:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=61011"},"modified":"2018-04-27T07:47:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T05:47:40","slug":"01-05-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=61011","title":{"rendered":"Jewish MP, Arrives at Antisemitism Hearing."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Jewish MP, Backed by Dozens of Colleagues, Arrives at Antisemitism Hearing Beset by Pro-Corbyn Protesters<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Benjamin Kerstein<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Labour MP Ruth Smeeth. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Labour\u00a0lawmaker Ruth Smeeth\u00a0was escorted by\u00a0around 50 fellow MPs to a hearing on antisemitism at the British Parliament on\u00a0Wednesday as she was heckled by far-left protesters shouting slogans\u00a0such as \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The hearing dealt with Labour activist Marc Wadsworth, who had accused Smeeth\u00a0of\u00a0being involved in a media conspiracy against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the presentation of a 2016 report on antisemitism in the party, which many accused of being a whitewash, Wadsworth said, \u201cI saw that\u00a0The Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0handed a copy of a press release to Ruth Smeeth MP so you can see who is working hand in hand.\u201d Smeeth, who considered the remark antisemitic, left the room and burst into tears. Corbyn, who was present at the meeting, said nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Corbyn took control of the party, Labour has been beset with antisemitism scandals. Prominent figures have been suspended for making antisemitic remarks, Jewish and non-Jewish MPs have faced violent harassment for denouncing antisemitism, and Corbyn himself has been found to be a member of several Facebook groups in which antisemitic content was shared.<\/span><\/p>\n

The situation reached the point that Jewish groups recently organized several public rallies against antisemitism under the slogan \u201cEnough Is Enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Corbyn\u2019s supporters vehemently deny he is antisemitic and claim such allegations are part of a conspiracy to topple him.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to\u00a0The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, the MPs who accompanied Smeeth were outspoken in their support of her. MP Wes Streeting said, \u201cVictims of abuse giving evidence shouldn\u2019t have to walk through a protest to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of Labour MPs and peers who stood by Ruth Smeeth this morning,\u201d he added. \u201cThat it was necessary to accompany her through a protest is an appalling state of affairs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MP Luciana Berger, who is Jewish, demanded action from the party on the issue. \u201cThis is Ruth\u2019s case and we want strong action \u2014 it has been 22 months,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is a lot of talk about due process \u2014 that due process has happened.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She added, \u201cThe hearing is taking place today and everyone is looking \u2014 including my colleagues who are here today in solidarity with our colleague Ruth Smeeth \u2014 for some strong action. And I anticipate that is what will happen. Many people are looking for action, that is why you have got MPs here today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The pro-Corbyn protesters echoed the conspiracy theories pervasive among his supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of them said, \u201cI believe there is a witch hunt going on in the Labour party. It is totally cynical.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another asserted, \u201cIt is a witch hunt \u2014 a stick to beat Jeremy Corbyn with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A meeting earlier this week between Corbyn and Jewish leaders went badly. Jonathan Goldstein \u2014 president of the Jewish Leadership Council \u2014 said that Corbyn \u201cengages in conversation until you ask him to do something. When you ask him to do something he has this habit of staring and just shrugging.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jewish MP, Backed by Dozens of Colleagues, Arrives at Antisemitism Hearing Beset by Pro-Corbyn Protesters Benjamin Kerstein Labour MP Ruth Smeeth. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Labour\u00a0lawmaker Ruth Smeeth\u00a0was escorted by\u00a0around 50 fellow MPs to a hearing on antisemitism at the British Parliament on\u00a0Wednesday as she was heckled by far-left protesters shouting slogans\u00a0such as \u201cFree Palestine.\u201d The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61011"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61042,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61011\/revisions\/61042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}