Why is Starmer Standing by Azhar Ali?

[Dogfisher]

AIBU to think that he should be out on his ear for his blatant anti-Semitism? I actually thought that Starmer was dealing with this in the LP - but this seems to suggest otherwise.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/12/labour-criticised-for-backing-rochdale-candidate-after-offensive-israel-remark

Do you think the Israeli government are Islamaphobic?

Nobody expects miracles. We know that the current mess will take at least a decade to be rectified. I just hope the Starmer government has a fraction of the vision and determination of Attlee’s government which inherited a society at rock bottom and deep in debt but managed to transform it.

@Plikujyhtg personal and antisemitic. Nice.

It's not antisemitic to criticise this appalling Israeli government. Frankly more people should have the guts to do so. Netanyahu is a despicable thug. Saying this does not make me antisemitic. I despise him and his government for their actions, not because they are Jewish.

Bloody hell, you're not even trying to hide it are you? Jews own and manipulate the media.

Mumsnet really is getting worse.

And there we have it.

Jews control the media....

Dig a bit and it always comes out.

Please move on. You clearly have nothing to add. Unable to answer basic questions on a forum because you know it outs you for siding with the wrong people

@Plikujyhtg you are the wrong people.
And it's you who should leave.

It's a famous antisemitic conspiracy theory spread by antisemites. Did you not know this?

It is not anti-Semitic to be opposed to Israeli policies.
Anti semitic means, basically, hating Jewish people.
It's not the same thing.

I like Russian people but I'm opposed to their current government regime.
That doesn't make me anti Russian.

It's quite simple.

Oh, my observation that for some, it must be challenging to manage to hide their antisemitism under a thin layer of 'all lives matter' pleasantries is offensive and deleted.
Ironically, there are still people like Feelinadequate23 who do not even hide.

There are people obsessed with Jews and Israel. You know who you are. Constantly on these threads, don't know anything about the history and politics of the region, nothing about the complex history of antisemitism, but one truth. That Jews are to blame for everything, for example, the theoretical defeat of Labour – probably Starmer's wife personally.
I am sorry that I do not have the energy to pretend some of you are that naïve.
This shtick is so old.

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Plenty of Israelis hate BN. It's not anti-semitic to criticise the policies of the Israeli government. It's not anti-semitic to suggest that the Israeli government let the attacks happen. It's stupid, offensive and appalling but not anti-semitic.

@Plikujyhtg I believe your highly offensive antisemitic diatribe was deleted....

You don't just get to say what you like under the umbrella of freedom of speech.

Yes let's roll out the anti semetic jibes again.

You posted a famous antisemitic conspiracy theory as 'fact'.

It's always the same. Find someone posting conspiracy theories about Israel, dig a bit deeper and it turns out that they think Jews secretly run the world.

OK so my post saying that being in favour of Palestinian genocide is racist and anti-Islamaphobic has been deleted... guess we all now know Mumsnet HQ is pro-genocide. J*sus wept. The gaslighting really has worked tremendously well.

Seriously, everyone, follow EyeOnPalestine on Instagram. I dare you not to be anti-Israeli government after seeing the posts on there.

OK so my post saying that being in favour of Palestinian genocide is racist and anti-Islamaphobic has been deleted

Don't worry, your one saying that the governments of the world are being controlled by Israel still stands so your antisemitism is still obvious.

It's easy for people like you to call someone like me an anti semite, because that is all that you have.

Mate, you're spreading an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

What is the fucking point of crying at Auschwitz if you don't learn any lessons from it?