by
Jonathan Cook
Part
5 - No screening for documentary
Second,
Williamson compounded his crime by publicly helping just such a
readymade witch: a black Jewish woman named Jackie Walker.
He had
booked a room in the British parliament building – the seat of our
supposed democracy – so that audiences could see a new documentary
on an earlier Labour witch hunt. More than two years ago the party
suspended Walker over anti-semitism claims.
The
screening was to inform Labour party members of the facts of her case
in the run-up to a hearing in which, given the current atmosphere, it
is likely she will be expelled. The screening was sponsored by Jewish
Voice for Labour, which has also warned repeatedly that anti-semitism
is being used malevolently to silence criticism of Israel and weaken
Corbyn.
Walker
was seen as a pivotal figure by those opposed to Corbyn. She was a
co-founder of Momentum, the grassroots organisation established to
support Corbyn after his election to the leadership and deal with the
inevitable fallout from the Blairite wing of MPs.
Momentum
expected a rough ride from this dominant faction, and they were not
disappointed. The Blairites still held on to the party machinery and
they had an ally in Tom Watson, who became Corbyn’s deputy.
Walker
was one of the early victims of the confected claims of an Labour
“anti-semitism crisis”. But she was not ready to roll over and
accept her status as witch. She fought back.
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