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Tensions surface among campaigners against Labour antisemitism

Twitter walkout triggers rifts among online warriors and Jewish activists

August 6, 2020 09:58
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Tensions have surfaced among online campaigners who have battled to rid the Labour Party of antisemitism — with internal disputes, often involving Jewish activists, themselves emerging on social media.

The disagreements — among those involved in both established communal organisations as well as grassroots campaign groups — began almost as soon as Jeremy Corbyn was replaced as Labour leader by Sir Keir Starmer.

Some on the political left in the community immediately welcomed Sir Keir’s move to portray himself as a leader who had made it his priority to tackle the antisemitism problem he inherited from Mr Corbyn.

But other experienced campaigners pointed out that as recently as last December, Sir Keir had been knocking on doorsteps in the election campaign urging voters to put the former Labour leader into Downing Street.