A member of Labour’s national executive committee faces criticism over liking a tweet which claimed a “Jewish conspiracy” had taken place within the party.
The tweet, posted by Twitter user Mike Hamblett and liked by Darren Williams, a Welsh trade unionist and constituency party representative on the NEC, took aim at the @GnasherJew twitter account, which reports antisemitic social media activity from Labour figures.
It read: “There are conspiracies by Jews – one of them being the #GnasherJew site – there are conspiracies in all walks of life – I believe #GnasherJew is causing a lot of grief for decent Jews in Britain who don’t like fanaticism – so counter-productive”
In a statement, Mr Williams defended himself against accusations of antisemitism, adding that he feared "certain individuals" misuse accusations of antisemitism to target "those who are merely voicing legitimate criticisms of the Israeli state".
