> I have wondered how real the accusations of anti-semitism in the Labour party were. Is it a deliberate conflation of anti-Israel with anti-semitism by politic

> I have wondered how real the accusations of anti-semitism in the Labour party were. Is it a deliberate conflation of anti-Israel with anti-semitism by political opponents (who I assumed were Conservatives, rather than Labour)? This is precisely what seems to have happened. Unelected officials on the right of the Labour party appear to have been at the forefront however. I don't doubt that there are some people in the Labour party that might harbour anti-semitic views. Those people should be removed. However, the only word I can think of to describe the reaction at the time is "Hysteria". The thing I find most disturbing about this is the willingness of those in power at the Labour party to target at least 35 Jewish members with claims of anti-semitism[0]: > An 82-year-old Jewish woman, who is being investigated by Labour for alleged antisemitism for the third time in less than three years, is threatening legal action against the party, claiming it has unlawfully discriminated against her based on her belief in anti-Zionism. [1] > The Labour Party has expelled one of its most prominent Jewish members – by telling a right-wing newspaper first, and allowing a journalist to leak it. [2] [0] https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/a-disproportionate-number-of-jewish-labour-party-members-are-being-suspended/ https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/a-disproport... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/20/jewish-woman-accused-antisemitism-labour-threatens-sue-anti-zionism https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/20/jewish-woma... [2] https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2022/12/16/labour-has-expelled-a-jewish-nec-member-from-the-party/ https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2022/12/16/labour-has-expelled-a...