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Rebecca Long-Bailey (Credit: The Red Roar)
February 25, 2020, 10:12 am
Rebecca Long Bailey rebuked over answer to activist’s ‘Israeli lobby’ question
'The individual who asked this question was a racist crank,' a spokesperson for the candidate's campaign said on Tuesday
By Mathilde Frot
Labour leadership candidates (left to right) Lisa Nandy, Sir Kier Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey in Newsnight Labour leadership hustings in early February. (Photo credit: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire)
February 13, 2020, 10:58 am
Thornberry does not ‘remember’ Long-Bailey pushing for action on antisemitism
Leadership hopeful accuses shadow cabinet colleague of not calling out Jew-hate in the party during Newsnight confrontation
By Jewish News Reporter
Labour leadership hopefuls at a hustings in January - left to right: Rebecca Long-Bailey, Jess Phillips, Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy and Keir Starmer. Photo credit : Danny Lawson/PA Wire via Jewish News
February 13, 2020, 10:24 am
OPINION – Lisa Nandy: After Corbyn we face a fight for our very soul
Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy reflects on the party's antisemitism row, and how those who have stood up to the abusers have become a targets too
By Lisa Nandy
Ruth Smeeth, on the far-left of the image, tearing into Labour deputy leadership hopefuls at the Manchester hustings (screenshot from Twitter)
February 12, 2020, 10:23 am
‘Your silence was a disgrace’: Ruth Smeeth confronts deputy leadership hopefuls
Former Labour MP addresses politicians at Manchester hustings, asking why Jewish women 'have to lead this fight by themselves'
By Jack Mendel
Marie van der Zyl, president of the Board of Deputies
January 12, 2020, 12:26 pm
Labour leadership hopefuls asked to back Board’s ‘ten pledges’ to mend relations
Board of Deputies president tells candidates that 'rebuilding will take more than mild expressions of regret'
By Jewish News Reporter
Rebecca Long-Bailey. (Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
January 12, 2020, 10:51 am
Long-Bailey would work ‘very hard and very robustly’ on antisemitism issue
Labour leadership candidate says she 'wasn't happy with the way our process was being run' when it comes to tackling 'Jew-hate'
By Jewish News Reporter
Jackie Walker
September 26, 2016, 9:19 am
Anti-Semitism ‘weaponised’ to undermine Corbyn
Vice-chair of Momentum Jackie Walker says there is 'little if any' evidence of a major anti-Semitism, in a debate with the head of the Jewish Labour Movement
By Jewish News Reporter
Jeremy Corbyn celebrates his second Labour leadership victory
September 24, 2016, 11:51 am
Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader
The Labour leader has strengthened his position at the helm of the party winning 61.8 percent of the vote
Zafar Iqbal's post
September 23, 2016, 10:59 am
Labour councillor who shared ‘Zio Matrix’ video won’t be disciplined
Zafar Iqbal claimed he had 'no recollection of sharing this video', as the Board criticise Labour's lack of disciplinary proceedings
By Jewish News Reporter
A screenshot of the video which was posted and promoted on Jeremy Corbyn's social media
September 21, 2016, 1:15 pm
Corbyn campaign’s ‘anti-Semitism’ video withdrawn after communal anger
Film sparked furious response across Jewish community, including Board of Deputies, Jewish Labour Movement and Community Security Trust.
By Justin Cohen
Ruth Smeeth MP
September 21, 2016, 9:36 am
Ruth Smeeth welcomes Labour plan to tackle online hate
The Jewish Labour MP who has been subject to anti-Semitic abuse called the new measures 'a great first step'
By Jewish News Reporter
Jeremy Corbyn
September 19, 2016, 1:38 pm
New rules on racism to be voted on at Labour conference
Proposed changes would make anti-Semitism as serious an offence as supporting another party
By Jewish News Reporter
Corbyn and Smith clashed fiercely during the debate, chaired by BBC correspondent Lucy Manning and organised by the Jewish Labour Movement, Labour Friends of Israel and JW3, and media partnered by Jewish News.
September 18, 2016, 9:54 pm
Jeremy Corbyn praises Israel at Jewish News debate
Labour leader reveals he admires Israel's 'spirit and verve' at highly-charged community hustings at JW3.
By Gabriel Pogrund
Jeremy Corbyn (left) looks on at his rival Owen Smith (right) during a leadership debate
September 16, 2016, 9:49 am
Watch Jewish News’ Corbyn v Smith leadership debate
Streamed exclusively by Jewish News, see Jeremy Corbyn face-off against rival Owen Smith in the final installment of their bitter leadership battle.
By Patrick Maguire
Shami Chakrabarti in conversation during the event
September 11, 2016, 9:15 pm
Chakrabarti: ‘I would conduct anti-Semitism inquiry again’
The human rights lawyer defended her role in Labour's probe into anti-Semitism, following her controversial peerage
By Gabriel Pogrund
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