The Jewish Chronicle's trumpet call against Corbyn

I am advised that the Jewish Chronicle is the world’s oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper, founded in 1841, and that until this week it had never taken sides in a general election.

That has now changed.

The JC (as Jews affectionately call it) devoted its entire front page on Thursday to a leading article under the banner headline: “To all our fellow British citizens.”

The paper appealed to non-Jews not to vote Labour for as long as it is led by Jeremy Corbyn.

The front page version of the leader, published by the JC on social media in an image obviously designed to be shared, is here
This is only the latest illustration of the most serious concerns among the Jewish community about the direction in which the Labour party has moved under Jeremy Corbyn.

Ian Austin, whose parents were refugees from the holocaust, and was one of two former Labour MPs who were yesterday urging traditional Labour voters to lend the Conservatives their votes in the 2019 general election, made absolutely clear that Anti-Semitism was one of his reasons for doing so, though he was also concerned about the fitness of the Labour leader to be PM.

“Jeremy Corbyn is an extremist,” he said. “To lead our country, you’ve got to be able to say you love Britain and I do not think he is a patriot. He has sided with our country’s enemies, whether that’s supporting the IRA or saying Hamas and Hezbollah are his friends.”

Comments

Tim said…
One of the greatest indictments about this is that support for Labour amongst Jews is running at 6%.Frankly I'm surprised it's as high as that!

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