by
Kenneth Surin
Several
CounterPunchers, I included, have posted on the “antisemitism”
campaign directed at the Labour party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn’s most virulent accusers have been from his own party,
abetted by the tabloid media, and the supposedly liberal Guardian
(though it has long been a Blairite holdout, and its chief op-ed
writer on Israel is the ardent Zionist Jonathan Freedland).
This
anti-Corbyn faction in the Labour party is made up of two overlapping
groups: increasingly marginalized supporters of the former leader
Tony Blair whose neoliberal “Thatcher lite” agenda has been
superseded by Corbyn’s push to reclaim and revitalize Labour’s
socialist origins; and a Zionist element, which turns out to be
extremely well-funded, having well-documented strong links with
pro-Zionist advocacy groups.
In
particular, I’ve been researching organizational links and funding
sources from key donors, along with associated parliamentary patterns
on two significant issues– the illegal invasion of Iraq and Saudi
adventurism in the Middle East– congruent with Israel’s declared
interests.
Jeremy
Corbyn, by contrast, has been an unyielding supporter of the rights
of the Palestinian people.
The
results, presented below, have (to say the least) been more than a
mild surprise.
Corrections,
and updates, from readers will be most welcome, as I intend to keep
this list up-to-date and free from error.
Full
report:
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