[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for appearing on platforms with people whose views he "completely rejects".

Mr Corbyn's statement was in response to the Times reporting that he hosted an event in 2010 at which a Holocaust survivor compared Israel to Nazism.

The event was held at the House of Commons on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Labour MP Louise Ellman told BBC Newsnight she was "absolutely appalled" to hear about Mr Corbyn's involvement.

The Labour leader's apology comes after one of his supporters in the party's National Executive Committee suggested that Jewish "Trump fanatics" were behind accusations of anti-Semitism in Labour ranks.

Peter Willsman has apologised and said not all his remarks were accurately reported.

At the 2010 event in the Commons, Jewish Auschwitz survivor and anti-Zionist Hajo Meyer gave a talk entitled The Misuse of the Holocaust for Political Purposes.

Mr Mayer, who died in 2014 aged 90, compared Israeli policy to the Nazi regime.

The Times said that Palestinian activist Haidar Eid also addressed the meeting, saying: "The world was absolutely wrong to think that Nazism was defeated in 1945.

"Nazism has won because it has finally managed to Nazify the consciousness of its own victims."

Mr Corbyn said views were expressed which he did not "accept or condone".

He added: "In the past, in pursuit of justice for the Palestinian people and peace in Israel /Palestine, I have on occasion appeared on platforms with people whose views I completely reject.

"I apologise for the concerns and anxiety that this has caused."

In July, Labour faced criticism over its new code of conduct on anti-Semitism, which critics claimed did not sign up fully to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition.

Ms Ellman said she was "exceedingly disturbed" by the situation, adding that by diluting the definition of anti-Semitism, Labour had "made it possible to compare Israel with the Nazis".

She added: "Jeremy is our leader, we want to be the next government, we need to change the way that this country is run to address the injustices in our society.

"But we can't do that while we are engulfed in this crisis of the Labour Party's inability to deal with anti-Semitism in its own ranks."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45027582

It seems as if not one day goes by without another revelation. Corbyn is definitely 'Teflon-Coated'.

[Oliver_W]

Hajo Meyer has been saying stuff like that since 2001, so it's not like Corbyn would have invited him in good faith, and then been shocked at what he was saying. No, either Corbyn is too stupid to research what invited speakers actually say, or he agreed with it.

[Northern Monkey]

Corbyn needs to be the saviour of the Labour Party and get the fck out of it before he tarnishes it forever

[MTVN]

Amazing to see the hard left tearing itself apart over this. Momentum has withdrawn support for Pete Willsman in the NEC elections which has led to loads of the Corbynistas tearing up their membership cards and going into a frenzy about the 'MSM propaganda' and 'Tory plots', some of them sound seriously unhinged

Corbyn himself is still silent of course

[Alf]

Sargon of Akkad, who opposes everything Corbyn stands for, posted a video today defending Corbyn on all this anti-Semitic stuff.

Youtube video

[Parmy]

And corbyns racism towards the jews is big news and the medua would be failing if it didnt highlight this major issue.

[user104658]

The Guardian is "far left socialist"?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The Guardian is "far left socialist"?

Breibart is far-right

Anyone can do that.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

Breibart is far-right

Anyone can do that.

The Guardian is a mainstream tabloid; it's left, but it's the flipside of something like the Daily Mail, not a niche right-wing opinion piece site like Breitbart.

If you're looking for a lefty comparison to Breitbart, it would be Huffington Post... not The Guardian.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The Guardian is a mainstream tabloid; it's left, but it's the flipside of something like the Daily Mail, not a niche right-wing opinion piece site like Breitbart.

If you're looking for a lefty comparison to Breitbart, it would be Huffington Post... not The Guardian.

It gives a platform to far-left socialists to contribute to it, does it not? Do you think it should be stopped from doing that?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Alf

It gives a platform to far-left socialists to contribute to it, does it not? Do you think it should be stopped from doing that?

Nope. If socialists or fascists want to expose themselves, I say give them the platform so we can all see. I'm all for there being more opinions visible, not less.

And if the Graniaud were to turn into an outlet exclusively for the far left, then the market would respond and they'd either lose massive business or gain twice the readership. Either way, it'd be on their heads!

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

It gives a platform to far-left socialists to contribute to it, does it not? Do you think it should be stopped from doing that?

I think that anyone who puts any stock in any tabloid is a mouth-breathing idiot, quite frankly Alf. I don't think anyone should be "stopped" from doing anything as that would be political censorship, however, I do think people - everyone - should stop buying and reading them.

[Parmy]

I think the FACT that ALL mainstream media has reported on this, and the FACT that NONE are owned by jews is very telling on the way the public are seeing this.

[arista]

[Labour drops investigation into Margaret Hodge
row with Jeremy Corbyn]

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-dr...orbyn-11463699

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by arista

[Labour drops investigation into Margaret Hodge
row with Jeremy Corbyn]

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-dr...orbyn-11463699

So he has basically admitted to being a racist old bastard.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

[Labour drops investigation into Margaret Hodge
row with Jeremy Corbyn]

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-dr...orbyn-11463699

I'm really disappointed in that, should he or any other male MP have delivered such an attack on a female member it would've been a national scandal!
She shouldn't be allowed to be so offensive without recourse.

[smudgie]

More fibs about Mrs.Hodge.
Labour first saying that she apologised, now saying she had showed regret. Statements from both her and her solicitors denying both the apology and her “being regretful “.
You couldn’t make it up....oh hang on.