[GuidoFawkes] A fringe event at Labour conference has heard calls to expel Jewish activists from the party, while a speaker compared Israel to Nazis and the audience was banned from tweeting in an attempt to silence "hostile" coverage. The room echoed its agreement as a speaker protested that the Jewish Labour Movement was given a campaigning awarded yesterday, instead calling for the group and Labour Friends of Israel to be "kicked out" of the party. A speaker, Miko Peled, said Israel and Israelis should not be treated differently to white South Africans during Apartheid or Nazis. He claimed Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza. He said those present should stop calling Israel by its name, a view taken up by other speakers who then referred to it only as "the Zionist state". The notorious Tony Greenstein, who was suspended by Labour for ranting about "Zionist scum" was applauded, and there were cheers for Ken Livingstone...
there are some in the US Democratic Party who have the same or slightly more nuanced idea
| Too many of the rest think the same, but are not ready to give up all those lovely donations, organizing skills, and fat Rolodexes full of contacts. |
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