returnofthejudai:

Honestly, at this point, it’s Corbyn and his most obsessive followers (not going to blame all of them but some are getting scarily cultish). Like, I know a lot of this stuff started under Milliband, but they’re running out of excuses at this point. Some of the antisemitism accusations were disingenuous but this “MPs bought by Zionists” garbage is just plain antisemitism and it seems to be open season on threats to anti-Cobyn Labour MPs (which is 80% of them FFS).  Of course, Corbyn also wasn’t particularly smart comparing Israel to ISIS during the unveiling of the anti-semitism report which, ironically, was actually pretty solid and worth reading.  He ruined something he could’ve used to defuse this situation by sticking his foot down his throat in an unforced PR blunder that will cost him. 

Though given Boris Johnson’s refusal to run it sounds like the entire UK’s political scene is a disaster right now. 

I’m honestly worried for almost everyone over there. I’m reading lots of reports of casual racism and antisemitism all over the place now. I want all our UK friends to stay safe.

The MP is Ruth Smeeth she was accused by a member of momentum, a pro-corbyn group, of ‘colluding with the media’ (specifically the telegraph I think) and being part of a ‘media conspiracy’ so you know…that’s great.

She’s since released a statement talking about how corbyn didn’t do anything while this was happening and adding her voice to the many calling for his resignation in light of that and no action being taken since either

This page is live updates on the leadership debate in the party more generally http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/30/angela-eagle-to-launch-labour-leadership-bid-in-battle-for-the-s/ and includes the statement she released (time for it is 2:30, page also includes statements from current and former chief rabbis and various other people about corbyns statement this morning – and the doubling down he did when confronted about it)