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| We welcome the statement published last week by prominent academics and other figures from the Jewish community (Letters, 16 June). We endorse their clarity on the need for all public bodies and other organisations to be robust in addressing antisemitism within their own organisations and challenging it within wider society. | We welcome the statement published last week by prominent academics and other figures from the Jewish community (Letters, 16 June). We endorse their clarity on the need for all public bodies and other organisations to be robust in addressing antisemitism within their own organisations and challenging it within wider society. |
| We agree that this requires clarity about what antisemitism is. We welcome their contribution to establishing such clarity. This is particularly important in addressing what type of speech about Israel may be antisemitic and what is not. We believe that the fight against antisemitism is not enhanced by any conflation of antisemitism and legitimate criticism of Israel’s laws or the policies of its government. | We agree that this requires clarity about what antisemitism is. We welcome their contribution to establishing such clarity. This is particularly important in addressing what type of speech about Israel may be antisemitic and what is not. We believe that the fight against antisemitism is not enhanced by any conflation of antisemitism and legitimate criticism of Israel’s laws or the policies of its government. |
| We believe that adoption of the principles espoused in the statement will help in ensuring robust action against antisemitism and in protecting the right to call for robust action to address the displacement of Palestinians and the denial of their rights by successive Israeli governments.David Steel Former leader of the Liberal partyCaroline Lucas MP Co-leader of the Green partyTessa Blackstone Former minister of statePhilippa Whitford MPStephen Kinnock MPRushanara Ali MPRichard Burden MPClive Lewis MPGrahame Morris MPNaz Shah MPAndy Slaughter MPChris Hazzard MPClare Short Former secretary of state for international developmentKevin Courtney General secretary of the National Union of TeachersJarvis CockerJulie ChristieProf Conor GeartyProf Tim ShalliceSal Brinton President of the Liberal DemocratsDebbie Abrahams MPClaudia Beamish MSPÓrfhlaith Begley MPClive Betts MPMickey Brady MPTom Brake MPVictoria BrittainAlan Brown MPDavid Calder ActorAlex Cunningham MPIain Chalmers Founder, Cochrane CollaborationLouise ChristianManuel Cortes Transport Salaried Staffs’ AssociationProf Colin EdenJohn Finnie MSPMichelle Gildernew MPMary Glindon MPProfessor Rebecca GouldProfessor Penny GreenProfessor Dorothy GriffithsMeral Hussein-Ece President of Liberal Democrat Friends of PalestineKate Hollern MPKelvin Hopkins MPChristine Jardine MPHugh Lanning Chair, Palestine Solidarity CampaignKen LoachDavid Martin MEPPaul Maskey MPElisha McCallion MPAndy McDonald MPFrancie Molloy MPLord Richard Newby House of Lords leader of the Liberal DemocratsJared O’Mara MPProfessor Greg PhiloAndrew PhillipsJocelyn PookChris Rose Director of Amos TrustBert Schouwenburg GMBShaista SheehanTommy Sheppard MP Laura Smith MPJohn SmithKarl Turner MPHarriet WalterLord William WallaceJulie Ward MEPNorman Warner Former minister of stateChris Williamson MPMarie Rimmer MP | We believe that adoption of the principles espoused in the statement will help in ensuring robust action against antisemitism and in protecting the right to call for robust action to address the displacement of Palestinians and the denial of their rights by successive Israeli governments.David Steel Former leader of the Liberal partyCaroline Lucas MP Co-leader of the Green partyTessa Blackstone Former minister of statePhilippa Whitford MPStephen Kinnock MPRushanara Ali MPRichard Burden MPClive Lewis MPGrahame Morris MPNaz Shah MPAndy Slaughter MPChris Hazzard MPClare Short Former secretary of state for international developmentKevin Courtney General secretary of the National Union of TeachersJarvis CockerJulie ChristieProf Conor GeartyProf Tim ShalliceSal Brinton President of the Liberal DemocratsDebbie Abrahams MPClaudia Beamish MSPÓrfhlaith Begley MPClive Betts MPMickey Brady MPTom Brake MPVictoria BrittainAlan Brown MPDavid Calder ActorAlex Cunningham MPIain Chalmers Founder, Cochrane CollaborationLouise ChristianManuel Cortes Transport Salaried Staffs’ AssociationProf Colin EdenJohn Finnie MSPMichelle Gildernew MPMary Glindon MPProfessor Rebecca GouldProfessor Penny GreenProfessor Dorothy GriffithsMeral Hussein-Ece President of Liberal Democrat Friends of PalestineKate Hollern MPKelvin Hopkins MPChristine Jardine MPHugh Lanning Chair, Palestine Solidarity CampaignKen LoachDavid Martin MEPPaul Maskey MPElisha McCallion MPAndy McDonald MPFrancie Molloy MPLord Richard Newby House of Lords leader of the Liberal DemocratsJared O’Mara MPProfessor Greg PhiloAndrew PhillipsJocelyn PookChris Rose Director of Amos TrustBert Schouwenburg GMBShaista SheehanTommy Sheppard MP Laura Smith MPJohn SmithKarl Turner MPHarriet WalterLord William WallaceJulie Ward MEPNorman Warner Former minister of stateChris Williamson MPMarie Rimmer MP |
| • When the Board of Deputies of British Jews and some Labour MPs expressed strong feelings about antisemitism within the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn was called upon to take action, but when Sayeeda Warsi and the Muslim Council of Britain (Report, 4 July) express their concern about Islamophobia in the Conservative party, the party chairman Brandon Lewis, rather than Theresa May, is required to take action. Surely both these issues require action by the leadership of both parties.Tom JacksonStockport | • When the Board of Deputies of British Jews and some Labour MPs expressed strong feelings about antisemitism within the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn was called upon to take action, but when Sayeeda Warsi and the Muslim Council of Britain (Report, 4 July) express their concern about Islamophobia in the Conservative party, the party chairman Brandon Lewis, rather than Theresa May, is required to take action. Surely both these issues require action by the leadership of both parties.Tom JacksonStockport |
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