tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post9116783099870809666..comments2024-03-17T12:51:33.240+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Tory Racism Gets A Free PassTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-83398355593317086572018-04-29T05:55:25.098+01:002018-04-29T05:55:25.098+01:00The Board of Deputies and other Jewish leaders hav...The Board of Deputies and other Jewish leaders have made a mistake by attempting to politicise antisemitism in Labour and I believe it will backfire for Britain's Jews. We Jews have a fine history of standing up for the underdog, the disposed and for fighting racism of all types. In fact we are over-represented in those fighting these ills and always have been. But UK Jewish community leaders have been totally silent on racist attacks on other races and immigrants in Britain. Right wing publications and groups continue to attack UK Muslims in all sorts of ways including the promotion of what they claim are Muslim ghettos and towns dominated by Muslims. Never a word is said about Jewish "ghettos" of which the majority of Britain's Jews live in. I personally love it when groups of people tend to group in suburbs and cities. It adds a great richness to society (Chinatown? Italian communities..the original Jewish concentration in the East End?)<br />When a party like Labour attracts over 13 million supporters with 100,000s of members there will be any number of ratbags and creeps among them. As there will be in any political party (UKIP, Tories). Of course there is a problem with racists and antisemites in Labour (and elsewhere)and every Briton from every political party should co-operate to root them out. The Deputies and other Jewish leaders mealy mouthed response to Corbyn's entreaties really risk backfiring. I know it personally. Most of my friends are non-Jews but I've had 2 who fight racism say to me recently words to the effect: "you Jews just want it all your way and don't seem to give a stuff about racist attacks on other people". Can you imagine how beneficial it would be if Jewish leaders also led the charge against Islamophobia and asked all political leaders of every stripe to join in the fight..fight a common enemy- racism?. After all most Arabs are Semites too.http://www.thesocialshuttle.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/08385625594884495221noreply@blogger.com