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    As odds of Corbyn government grow, British Jews eye anti-Semitism in Labour

    Nov 29, 2018 6 minutes

    As Britain enters the endgame of its exit from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to sell her Brexit deal to a skeptical Parliament. Should it fail to pass, as many predict, the political fallout could end in a snap election.

    For the opposition Labour Party, this would be a political gift. It’s running neck-and-neck with Ms. May’s Conservative Party in national polls, as the Brexit debate drives a wedge through her minority center-right government. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said last week that his lawmakers would vote against the Brexit deal and that if May loses, the “only sensible course of action” is a general election.

    But for Britain’s Jews, the prospect of Mr. Corbyn becoming prime minister is vexing, to say the least.

    Under his leadership, Labour has tacked left – and in the process uncorked a torrent of anti-Semitism that Corbyn, a longtime critic of Israel and campaigner for Palestinian rights, is accused of condoning. Jewish lawmakers and activists in Labour who criticize Corbyn

    Creeping extremismMyopia to anti-Semitism?‘Don't isolate. Engage.’High stakes for Labour, Jews

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