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'It reflects the despair': chief rabbi's criticism of Labour strikes a chordPlenty of Jews in the UK would say the chief rabbi does not speak for them. They may be from different traditions in Judaism progressive or ultra-Orthodox or they may be secular. But many, probably most, agree with the thrust of his unprecedented intervention in next months general election.
Ephraim Mirvis, the UKs most senior Jewish leader who represents Orthodox Judaism, accused Jeremy Corbyn of allowing a poison sanctioned from the top to take root in the Labour party. British Jews, he said in an article in the Times, were gripped by a justified anxiety about the prospect of a Corbyn-led government.
(snip) Raymond Simonson, chief executive of JW3, a Jewish cultural centre in north London, said: Ive worked in this community my whole career and lived in it my whole life. I cant remember something like this happening before.
For the chief rabbi, the most senior religious leader in the UK Jewish community, to come out with something as strong as this is extraordinary. Even if people disagree, the fact hes moved to say this publicly reflects absolute angst in his heart, soul and mind.
I speak to hundreds of [Jewish] people as part of my job Orthodox and Reform, religious and secular, gay and straight and I know not everyone thinks the same on this or on any issue. But what Im hearing again and again is people who have been natural Labour voters reluctantly coming to the conclusion that they cant vote Labour this time. I guarantee this will be the number one conversation around Shabbat dinner tables this Friday.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/26/it-reflects-despair-chief-rabbi-criticism-of-labour-strikes-a-chord
See also: Corbyn will not apologize.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142400762
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(Jewish Group) Despair: Chief rabbi's criticism of Labour strikes a chord (Original Post)
crazytown
Nov 2019
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T_i_B
(14,747 posts)1. A major issue at this election...
...is the unpopularity of Corbyn and Momentum outside of their own supporters little bubble. And it looks like Corbyn's failures of leadership are going to have far reaching and disastrous results.
MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)2. We're going to have a parallel problem
If our party doesnt do something about Omar et al.
I get the need to have a united front in face of Trump, but sometimes the enemy of your enemy is still not your friend.