| Topic: | Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | |
| Posted by: | John Hawkes | |
| Date/Time: | 08/09/26 13:27:00 |
| Hooray ! Support for Israel from the Conservatives and a trenchant denouncment of the antisemitism in the Labour Party. The Guardian - "Badenoch claims Labour's plan to ban trade with illegal West Bank settlements driven by antisemitism Kemi Badenoch has written an uncompromising attack on the government’s decision to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank. It is in the Jewish Chronicle and – echoing the argument made by Mike Huckabee (see 9.52am), but with slightly less inflammatory language – she accuses Labour of being antisemitic. Here are some of her arguments. Badenoch accuses Labour of contributing to the “normalisation of antisemitism” – and suggests that is happening as much under Andy Burnham as it did under Jeremy Corbyn. For any observer of British politics, the normalisation of antisemitism has been one of the most disturbing trends in recent years. Gone are the days when antisemitism was pushed underground or confined to only the extremist fringes of our national debate … For years, Labour has insisted that the party has changed since Jeremy Corbyn. They tell Britain’s Jewish community that the poison which flourished under his leadership has been confronted. They hold meetings, issue statements, and promise that antisemitism will never again be tolerated. Yet their actions tell a different story. What has been revealed this week beyond any doubt is that while Corbyn may have lost the Labour leadership, he very much did win the argument inside the party. For all Labour claim to have rooted out antisemitism internally, the degree of anti-Israel hatred means that Labour’s approach to many of these issues is Corbyn in all but name. Corbyn strongly denies being antisemitic, insisting that criticism of Israel is not the same as antisemitism, and Keir Starmer and Burnham have also condemned antisemitism very strongly. Badenoch claimed that today’s decision shows that Burnham’s government is “throwing British interests under the bus ***to win back Islamist and far left activist votes”. She said the decision was driven entirely by internal Labour party concerns***. Labour’s obsession with Israel is rooted in UK politics. It’s got less to do with peace in the Middle East, and more to do with trying to keep the peace in the Labour party. She claimed the ban being announced today would encourage antisemitism in Britain. Any decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank will become a de facto boycott on Israel given the difficulty any British business will face separating “legitimate” and “illegitimate” activities. It will inflame protests and violence against businesses that trade with Israel. This matters because antisemitism does not exist in a vacuum. The government itself has acknowledged that hatred of Israel has been at the heart of some of the antisemitism we have witnessed since October 7. Ministers therefore cannot simultaneously recognise that connection and behave as though the relentless demonisation and singling out of Israel has no effect on the atmosphere in Britain. She said the trade ban decision would put British citizens at risk because it could lead to Israel reducing security cooperation. Iranian-directed activity has threatened people on British soil. Israel confronts the same networks and the same ideology that threaten us. British citizens are alive today thanks to Israeli intelligence. Picking unnecessary fights with a country that helps us combat terrorism is an act of national self-harm'. Well said ! |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 10:26:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 10:46:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 11:02:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 11:38:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 11:51:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 11:21:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 12:37:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 12:45:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 13:01:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 13:10:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 13:17:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 13:27:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 13:58:00 | Lucille Grant |
| PS | 08/09/26 14:17:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 14:18:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 17:12:00 | Clifford Cowell |
| Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 08/09/26 17:33:00 | Robert Wheeler |
| Reply | 08/09/26 17:37:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 08/09/26 17:47:00 | Robert Wheeler |
| Re:Re:Reply | 08/09/26 19:57:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 08/09/26 20:31:00 | Robert Wheeler |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 08/09/26 20:48:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Reply | 08/09/26 21:54:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
| Reply | 08/09/26 22:28:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Reply | 08/09/26 22:34:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 08/09/26 23:17:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Reply | 09/09/26 11:21:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 08:20:00 | Clifford Cowell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 09:13:00 | Robert Wheeler |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 09:35:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 11:05:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 11:30:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 11:57:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:10:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:19:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:33:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:19:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:47:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 14:04:00 | John Hawkes |
| UK boycott of Israeli settlements | 09/09/26 13:50:00 | John Hawkes |
| Reply | 09/09/26 13:42:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 09/09/26 15:56:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Reply | 09/09/26 16:40:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Reply | 10/09/26 11:17:00 | John Hawkes |