You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me.
Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true.
Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response.
I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth.
The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts.
I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse.
So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.
@jeremycorbyn It was preceded by the world watching both Gaza and Lebanon firing thousands of missiles into Israel, targeting military and civilians alike, and doing sweet fa about it.
I guess karma does exist.
@Geops999@cem_uk_ Settler acts of revenge notwithstanding, this law is specifically targeted at a terrorist who murders someone in order to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
Fairly easy to avoid.
@Mariyasayed@Hamza_a96 Are you saying those Palestinians are innocent?
Anyway, this law applies only to murderers. It seems fairly easy not to become a murderer.
@ori_goldberg It applies to all people in the West Bank who are not Israeli citizens. No mention of race or nationality.
Oh, and here's the key, it applies only to those who have killed a person with the intention of undermining the existence of the State of Israel.
Fairly easy to avoid.
@mynzr7292r@JonahPlatt It applies only to those who have killed people with the intention to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
It's actually very easy not to be convicted of that crime.
@costa1black Filthy liar.
The law doesn't mention race or nationality.
It states death sentence to anyone who murders a person (once again, no mention of Jews) in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
@NormalIslandNws Filthy liar.
The law doesn't mention race or nationality.
It states death sentence to anyone who murders a person (once again, no mention of Jews) in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
@Geops999@cem_uk_ It can be any resident of the West Bank who kills a person in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel. No mention of race or nationality.
It would apply to you too.
And it also applies to Israeli courts, only there it's not mandatory.
@Lowkey0nline Filthy liar.
The law doesn't mention race or nationality.
It states death sentence to anyone who murders a person (once again, no mention of Jews) in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
@SuppressedNws1 Filthy liar.
The law doesn't mention race or nationality.
It states death sentence to anyone who murders a person (once again, no mention of Jews) in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.
@jeremycorbyn Filthy liar.
The law doesn't mention race or nationality.
It states death sentence to anyone who murders a person (once again, no mention of Jews) in an act of terror designed to undermine the existence of the State of Israel.