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==Premise== |
==Premise== |
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Jewish Voice for Labour's founding statement advocated "making the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] an open, democratic and inclusive party, encouraging all ethnic groups and cultures to join and participate freely", to support a commitment "to strengthen the party in its opposition to all forms of racism, including [[antisemitism]]",<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last1=Manson|first1=Jenny|last2=Levy|first2=Raphael|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/28/jewish-voice-for-labour-is-not-an-anti-zionist-group|title=Jewish Voice for Labour is not an anti-Zionist group|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=28 September 2017|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref> and "does not make promoting the centrality of Israel to Jewish life a condition of membership".<ref name="jewishvoiceforlabour">{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/jvl/media-statement-for-immediate-release/|title=New organisation founded for Jewish Labour Party members|publisher=Jewish Voice for Labour|date=5 August 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> |
Jewish Voice for Labour's founding statement advocated "making the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] an open, democratic and inclusive party, encouraging all ethnic groups and cultures to join and participate freely", to support a commitment "to strengthen the party in its opposition to all forms of racism, including [[antisemitism]]",<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last1=Manson|first1=Jenny|last2=Levy|first2=Raphael|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/sep/28/jewish-voice-for-labour-is-not-an-anti-zionist-group|title=Jewish Voice for Labour is not an anti-Zionist group|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=28 September 2017|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref> and "does not make promoting the centrality of Israel to [[Jews|Jewish]] life a condition of membership".<ref name="jewishvoiceforlabour">{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/jvl/media-statement-for-immediate-release/|title=New organisation founded for Jewish Labour Party members|publisher=Jewish Voice for Labour|date=5 August 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> |
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The organisation admits full membership only to Labour Party members who identify as Jewish. By contrast [[Jewish Labour Movement]] accepts both [[Gentile|non-Jewish]] and non-Labour Party members.<ref name="opendemocracy">{{cite news |last=Rosenhead|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/jonathan-rosenhead/new-jewish-voice-for-labour|title=A new Jewish voice for Labour|work=[[openDemocracy]]|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Sugarman|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/new-jewish-group-launched-in-labour-1.443348|title=New Jewish group launched in Labour|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=25 August 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> |
The organisation admits full membership only to Labour Party members who identify as Jewish. By contrast [[Jewish Labour Movement]] accepts both [[Gentile|non-Jewish]] and non-Labour Party members.<ref name="opendemocracy">{{cite news |last=Rosenhead|first=Jonathan|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/jonathan-rosenhead/new-jewish-voice-for-labour|title=A new Jewish voice for Labour|work=[[openDemocracy]]|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Sugarman|first=Daniel|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/new-jewish-group-launched-in-labour-1.443348|title=New Jewish group launched in Labour|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=25 August 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, an executive board member of Jewish Voice for Labour, said the organisation's "longer term aim" could be to affiliate to the Labour.<ref name="timesofisrael">{{cite news |last=Philpot|first=Robert|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-new-jewish-voice-for-labour-seeks-to-throw-off-the-shackles-of-israel/|title=UK’s new Jewish Voice for Labour seeks to throw off the 'shackles' of Israel|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Times of Israel]]''|date=15 December 2017|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> |
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In September 2017, the group was officially launched on the second day of the [[Labour Party (UK) Conference|annual national conference]] at the [[Brighton Centre]] in Brighton.<ref name="opendemocracy"/> |
In September 2017, the group was officially launched on the second day of the [[Labour Party (UK) Conference|annual national conference]] at the [[Brighton Centre]] in Brighton.<ref name="opendemocracy"/> |
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Jenny Manson, an activist in [[Jews for Justice for Palestinians]] and a former Labour councillor, was elected chair before the organisation's formal foundation.<ref name="thejc"/> While Manson has said the organisation is "not [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionist]]", she also told ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' that it is an alternative to the Jewish Labour Movement for Jewish Labour members, describing the Jewish Labour Movement as having a "profoundly [[Zionism|Zionist]] orientation",<ref name="theguardian"/><ref name="thejc"/> Jewish Voice for Labour's information officer, Jonathan Rosenhead shares the later opinion.<ref name="opendemocracy"/> The organisation opposes "attempts to widen the definition of antisemitism beyond its meaning of hostility towards, or discrimination against, Jews as Jews", such as the definition of the [[International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance]] which was formally accepted by the Labour Party in 2017, and which Rosenhead sees as intentionally "vague" allowing for "the protection of Israel" via "a side door" and thus "encouraging the presumption that [[Criticism of the Israeli government|criticism of Israel]] is likely to be antisemitic".<ref name="opendemocracy"/><ref name="thejc"/> The rule change, which was supported by [[Jeremy Corbyn]], they see as an "anti-democratic restriction on political debate".<ref name=" |
Jenny Manson, an activist in [[Jews for Justice for Palestinians]] and a former Labour councillor, was elected chair before the organisation's formal foundation.<ref name="thejc"/> While Manson has said the organisation is "not [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionist]]", she also told ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' that it is an alternative to the Jewish Labour Movement for Jewish Labour members, describing the Jewish Labour Movement as having a "profoundly [[Zionism|Zionist]] orientation",<ref name="theguardian"/><ref name="thejc"/> Jewish Voice for Labour's information officer, Jonathan Rosenhead shares the later opinion.<ref name="opendemocracy"/> The organisation opposes "attempts to widen the definition of antisemitism beyond its meaning of hostility towards, or discrimination against, Jews as Jews", such as the definition of the [[International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance]] which was formally accepted by the Labour Party in 2017, and which Rosenhead sees as intentionally "vague" allowing for "the protection of Israel" via "a side door" and thus "encouraging the presumption that [[Criticism of the Israeli government|criticism of Israel]] is likely to be antisemitic".<ref name="opendemocracy"/><ref name="thejc"/> The rule change, which was supported by [[Jeremy Corbyn]], they see as an "anti-democratic restriction on political debate".<ref name="timesofisrael"/> |
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==History== |
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Jewish Voice for Labour has objected to "unjustified allegations of antisemitism" which are "used to undermine [[Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn |
Jewish Voice for Labour has objected to "unjustified allegations of antisemitism" which are "used to undermine [[Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn|Jeremy Corbyn's leadership]]".<ref name="tabletmag">{{cite news |last=Daisley|first=Stephen|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/247057/british-labour-corbyn-anti-semitism|title=The British Labour Party’s 'Kosher Stamp' for Anti-Semitism|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Tablet]]''|date=16 October 2017|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref> In March 2018, it organised a smaller counter-demonstration, attended by around 30 people, according to ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Cowburn|first=Ashley|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-party-antisemitism-jeremy-corbyn-protest-parliament-square-israel-palestine-jewish-a8274996.html|title=Hundreds of people protest outside Parliament against antisemitism in the Labour Party|location=London |work=[[The Independent]]|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=30 March 2018}}</ref> at a protest against antisemitism in the Labour Party, held in [[Parliament Square]], London.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43536830|title=Corbyn apologises for 'hurt' caused by anti-Semitism in Labour|work=[[BBC News]]|location=London|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=30 March 2018}}</ref> The organisation has defended individuals such as former [[Mayor of London]] [[Ken Livingstone]] who has been suspended from party membership for bringing the party into disrepute. "These actions by Ken were not offensive, nor anti-semitic in any way", according to Manson.<ref name="timesofisrael"/> |
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Jewish Voice for Labour was reported by ''[[The Times of Israel]]'' to be closely linked to Free Speech on Israel (FSOI) which is explicitly non-Zionist, founded in 2016 to "counter the manufactured moral panic over a supposed epidemic of anti-Semitism in the UK" and oppose the notion that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. However, Wimborne-Idrissi has rejected this accusation saying they are "two separate organizations with different aims and objectives."<ref name="timesofisrael"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:07, 2 April 2018
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| Abbreviation | JVL |
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| Formation | 28 July 2017 |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Chair | Jenny Manson |
Secretary | Glyn Secker |
Treasurer | Richard Kuper |
Co-Chair | Leah Levine |
Key people | Membership Officer: Mike Cushman Media Officer: Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi Information Officer: Jonathan Rosenhead |
| Website | www |
Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) is an organisation for Jewish Labour Party members.
Premise
Jewish Voice for Labour's founding statement advocated "making the Labour Party an open, democratic and inclusive party, encouraging all ethnic groups and cultures to join and participate freely", to support a commitment "to strengthen the party in its opposition to all forms of racism, including antisemitism",[1] and "does not make promoting the centrality of Israel to Jewish life a condition of membership".[2]
The organisation admits full membership only to Labour Party members who identify as Jewish. By contrast Jewish Labour Movement accepts both non-Jewish and non-Labour Party members.[3][4] In 2017, Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, an executive board member of Jewish Voice for Labour, said the organisation's "longer term aim" could be to affiliate to the Labour.[5]
In September 2017, the group was officially launched on the second day of the
annual national conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton.[3]
Jenny Manson, an activist in
criticism of Israel is likely to be antisemitic".[3][4] The rule change, which was supported by Jeremy Corbyn, they see as an "anti-democratic restriction on political debate".[5]
History
Jewish Voice for Labour has objected to "unjustified allegations of antisemitism" which are "used to undermine Jeremy Corbyn's leadership".[6] In March 2018, it organised a smaller counter-demonstration, attended by around 30 people, according to The Independent.[7] at a protest against antisemitism in the Labour Party, held in Parliament Square, London.[8] The organisation has defended individuals such as former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone who has been suspended from party membership for bringing the party into disrepute. "These actions by Ken were not offensive, nor anti-semitic in any way", according to Manson.[5]
Jewish Voice for Labour was reported by The Times of Israel to be closely linked to Free Speech on Israel (FSOI) which is explicitly non-Zionist, founded in 2016 to "counter the manufactured moral panic over a supposed epidemic of anti-Semitism in the UK" and oppose the notion that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. However, Wimborne-Idrissi has rejected this accusation saying they are "two separate organizations with different aims and objectives."[5]
See also
Reference
- ^ a b Manson, Jenny; Levy, Raphael (28 September 2017). "Jewish Voice for Labour is not an anti-Zionist group". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "New organisation founded for Jewish Labour Party members". Jewish Voice for Labour. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Rosenhead, Jonathan (11 October 2017). "A new Jewish voice for Labour". openDemocracy. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Sugarman, Daniel (25 August 2017). "New Jewish group launched in Labour". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d Philpot, Robert (15 December 2017). "UK's new Jewish Voice for Labour seeks to throw off the 'shackles' of Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Daisley, Stephen (16 October 2017). "The British Labour Party's 'Kosher Stamp' for Anti-Semitism". The Tablet. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Cowburn, Ashley (26 March 2018). "Hundreds of people protest outside Parliament against antisemitism in the Labour Party". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Corbyn apologises for 'hurt' caused by anti-Semitism in Labour". BBC News. London. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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