Jewish Voice for Labour co-founder cut off by LBC presenter for sounding ‘antisemitic’ - The Jewish Chronicle

A co-founder of the fringe, pro-Corbyn group Jewish Voice for Labour was cut off by an LBC presenter during a phone-in interview for dismissing a Jewish man's fears of antisemitism because of his support for Israel.

Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi was accused by presenter Shelagh Fogarty of having “reduced a Jewish man with concerns for antisemitism in the Labour party to the word ‘Israel’," after she interrupted the broadcaster as she recounted those fears.

Before her phone interview with Ms Wimborne-Idrissi last Thursday, Ms Fogarty did a phone interview with barrister Jeremy Brier, who, she told Ms Wimborne-Idrissi, “believes there is a deep-seated and dangerous problem in the Labour Party.”

But Ms Wimborne-Idrissi responded by interrupting to say: “Because he’s an Israel supporter. He told me so.”

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Jenny Manson, Co-Chair of Jewish Voice for Labour, poses for a picture in central London on February 28, 2019. - Britain's main opposition Labour party is in turmoil over mounting allegations of anti-Semitism on leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn's watch -- and the party's way of dealing with the issue. The row has exposed deep divisions between Labour members denouncing Corbyn's complacency, and his supporters defending him to the hilt. Jenny Manson, co-chair of the pro-Corbyn Jewish Voice for Labour group, told AFP that she had "never experienced anti-Semitism in the Labour Party". (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN / AFP) (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)