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July 19, 2018

The British Labor Party’s New Guidelines for Preventing Anti-Semitism Only Reveal the Depths of Its Own Rottenness

Protecting its favorite kind of anti-Semitism.

The UK Labor party’s national executive recently adopted a code of conduct on anti-Semitism intended to discourage its members from publicly denouncing Jews—or at least to salvage its reputation in light of their tendency to do so. But rather than base its new code on the definition of anti-Semitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which is highly respected in Europe—as they were urged to do by the Anglo-Jewish community and many others—the party leaders decided to employ a far narrower definition. Dave Rich comments:

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July 19, 2018

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  2. The British Labor Party’s New Guidelines for Preventing Anti-Semitism Only Reveal the Depths of Its Own Rottenness

    Protecting its favorite kind of anti-Semitism.

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