LAAS

Making the Labour party a safe place for Jewish people by eradicating antisemitic abuse from within the party

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

Antisemitism campaigners tell Burnham: ‘Don’t work with Greens on councils’
- Controversial ‘Zionism is racism’ policy means power-sharing deals should end, say Labour activists 🧵
@andyburnham @UKLabour
https://t.co/t8bwLyEf1f

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

📺 On Talk TV talking to @petercardwell about the teaching union backlash against recommendations to protect Jewish schoolchildren.

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

‘The Labour Against Antisemitism group also wrote to the prime minister, calling for Powell to either resign or be sacked.’
#LabourAntisemitism
@UKLabour @andyburnham @SarahHelm1
https://t.co/f9biiGSV4n

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

Britain’s largest teaching union rejects key recommendation of government-backed antisemitism review
https://t.co/nwCx4dDCzn

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

“Andy Burnham has been urged by a Labourgroup to sack his national security adviser after his wife was accused of making anti-Jewish comments.

Labour Against Antisemitism has written to the Prime Minister to demand that Jonathan Powell ‘resign or be sacked’ as the group claims his wife, Sarah Helm, poses ‘security concerns’.”
https://t.co/lKNbmGDtrW

[Fiona Sharpe 🧚🏻‍♀️🦄 @SharpeFiona]

Since October 7th I have supported at least 15 families, & teachers, in the East Sussex area who have had issues with antisemitism in their children’s schools or workplace. Many local authorities have adopted sophisticated anti-racism strategies for their schools but antisemitism is always an afterthought, if it figures at all. The most minoritised children in our school systems are Jewish children, often only 1 or 2 in a yr group of 350+. Many now hide their identity, afraid to admit their religion or heritage. Anti-racism strategies & policies have shut out the Jewish community. It is time the govt ensured Jewish children are safe in our school system. I hope @BrightonHoveCC will be adopting these recommendations asap.

[Heidi Bachram @HeidiBachram]

The NEU which is the largest education union in the UK just REJECTED the government’s key recommendations on antisemitism. Despicable but unsurprising given that their head Daniel Kebede shouted to “Globalise the Intifada” in 2021. This is a huge part of the problem.

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

Sir Ed Davey facing calls to rule out local council alliances between Liberal Democrats and Greens:
- The Liberal Democrat leader ruled out a pact with the Green Party nationally
https://t.co/i25QbeGcwu

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

📣 Labour Against Antisemitism’s letter to the PM about Jonathan Powell – now on the BBC (https://t.co/Y1wGzKP2Wj), and in the sun (https://t.co/JbGSxke0ga)

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

‘The Labour Against Antisemitism group also wrote to the prime minister, calling for Powell to either resign or be sacked.’
#LabourAntisemitism
@UKLabour @andyburnham @SarahHelm1
https://t.co/f9biiGSV4n

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

‘Labour Against Antisemitism has written to PM Andy Burnham arguing that Jonathan Powell, pictured above, should get the boot’
#LabourAntisemitism
@andyburnham @SarahHelm1 @UKLabour
https://t.co/OTj4guxLcG

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

“You promised zero tolerance on antisemitism. Mr Powell’s position is untenable, and his wife raises security concerns. He must resign or be sacked.”

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

Jonathan Powell under pressure to quit over wife’s Palestine comments:
- Sarah Helm accused of expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action, including calling for it to be ‘unbanned’
@SarahHelm1 @UKLabour @andyburnham
https://t.co/WVL9kys5W1

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

“Partners are part of developed vetting. Either Jonathan Powell lacks full clearance, vetting missed this, or saw it. Each is indefensible.

[Ben Bloch @realBenBloch]

Important to be clear that the Bell review is not about Israel/Palestine. It is about antisemitism - anti-Jewish racism - and how it manifests.

The report is now published. I encourage everyone to read it – particularly the testimony from Jewish students and parents.

https://t.co/gQ9A8DV1NZ

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

A busy day for talking about anti-Jewish racism. Here I am, giving it a go on Talk TV 📺

[Alex Hearn @hearnimator]

🚨 In a letter to Andy Burnham, Labour Against Antisemitism said: “Your national security adviser’s wife, Sarah Helm, has written of ‘the Jewish lobby’ and its access to prime ministers.
“Partners are part of developed vetting. Either Jonathan Powell lacks full clearance, vetting missed this, or saw it. Each is indefensible.

“You promised zero tolerance on anti-Semitism. Mr Powell’s position is untenable, and his wife raises security concerns. He must resign or be sacked.”
https://t.co/lEoPz8GJY6

[LAAS @LabourAgainstAS]

Wife of national security adviser 'a hardened anti-Israel activist':
- Sarah Helm, a journalist married to Jonathan Powell, has been accused by the Campaign Against Antisemitism of a 'history of invective against Israel'
https://t.co/migN9OB6Ri

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

NEW: Sky News has announced that a report will be released this week that uncovers the vast antisemitism problem in UK schools.

Will people finally listen to Jews when they see the extent of the problem portrayed in an independent study?

I hope so.

[Euan Philipps @EuanPhilipps]

“Labour had seen the votes of Jew haters peeling off to the Greens and they wanted to grab them back. Even though Jewish leaders asked them to be more careful with their rhetoric, they carried on.”