Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party, has come under fire after it emerged that he wrote a foreword to a century-old book that has been branded anti-Semitic
London Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party, has come under fire after it emerged that he wrote a foreword to a century-old book that has been branded anti-Semitic.
The 1902 book, written by the English economist and critic of imperialism John A. Hobson, claimed that Europe's financial and political institutions were controlled by"men of a single and peculiar race" who were in a"unique position to control the policy of nations.
— Jewish Labour Movement May 1, 2019 "Given how much he says he abhors anti-Jewish racism, Jeremy Corbyn must be the unluckiest anti-racist in history," a spokesman wrote in a statement posted on the organization's Twitter account. "But in truth, it's no accident that he's praised an author who peddled what we would recognize today as left antisemitic tropes. "Any other Labour member would have been suspended after this. He should consider his position.
— Wes Streeting MP May 1, 2019 "Similarly to other books of its era, Hobson's work contains outdated and offensive references and observations, and Jeremy completely rejects the anti-Semitic elements of his analysis," the party said. Corbyn indeed praises Hobson within his foreword for"railing against the commercial interests that fuel the role of the popular press with tales of imperial might," which in turn led to"racist caricatures of African and Asian peoples.
— Ian Austin April 30, 2019 He also drew condemnation for being present at a 2014 wreath-laying ceremony in Tunisia at the grave of the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich attack, in which 11 Israeli Olympians were killed by Palestinian militants.Numerous Labour politicians have since turned against Corbyn, including Member of Parliament Wes Streeting, who called on other Labour parliamentarians to"refuse to defend" him over the foreword.
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