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31 July 2018

On Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism, is there is anything left to say?

If the evidence so far has not convinced you that the Labour leader has a blind spot on prejudice against Jews, then nothing will.

By Helen Lewis

Early in Jeremy Corbyn’s term as Labour leader, I remember watching clips of a phone-in he hosted for Press TV, Iran’s official television channel. (These have now been deleted from YouTube.) In one, he listened politely as a caller described Israel as a “disease” not agreeing, but not disagreeing either and replied: “OK, thank you for your call”. Another caller described the BBC as “Zionist liars”, to equally little reaction.

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