WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? A thread.
Everyone seems to be an expert. Especially non Jewish supporters of Jeremy Corbyn. The impression I have gleaned from hundreds of interactions is that it is sufficient to declare oneself pro Corbyn/socialist to gain immunity from antisemitism (1)

Further, if one spouts the mantra "lifelong antiracist campaigner" or "not a racist bone in his body" it is an adequate rebuttal of any allegation to the contrary. Once one has self certified as antiracist and declared one's leader/comrades exempt, it is time to opine freely (2)

As a result of (1) and (2) it appears that ANYTHING said on the subject is acceptable. After all how could it possibly be racist if it comes from Corbyn or one of his loyal followers? For the purposes of this thread I only need to go back over the last few weeks to illustrate (3)

The EHRC is controlled by Zionists/Israel. @BoardofDeputies controls @UKLabour and @Keir_Starmer. All of the above are in the pay of Israel.
Starmer receives his orders directly from his Mossad handler etc ad nauseam. (4)

There exists a widespread inability or unwillingness to accept these statements are antisemitic. A firm belief seems to have taken hold that anything couched in terms 'Zionist' or 'Israel' is automatically exempt even from consideration as antisemitic. (5)

However, I observed at the time of the Enough is Enough rally, a new phase began. No longer did the left feel constrained by the code word 'Zionist'. The shackles and indeed gloves were off and full frontal attacks on Jews, their institutions and leaders became commonplace.
(6)

The justification seemed to be that those opposing Corbyn were not true jews unlike say JVL whose significance was deliberately and dishonestly overstated in a wicked attempt to undermine the jewish community. Indeed the very phrase was denied to us with the same intention. (7)

Jews opposing Corbyn could be dismissed as right wing, rich, Tory, pro Trump, pro Bibi etc regardless of the reality. Sorting jews in this fashion is itself antisemitic. Likewise relying on a handful of 'friendly' jews, falsely inflating their numbers and significance. (8)

Next the IHRA defintion of antisemitism which they had fought so hard to oppose is now being deliberately and dishonestly misconstrued and brandished against jews by antisemites. The tactic of branding jews complaining of antisemitism as antisemites is now commonplace. (9)

Any jew who is dubbed 'Zionist' can have his/her point immediately dismissed as a result.
Then come the absurd justifications: eg.there are more Christian evangelicals who are 'Zionist' thus whatever one says about Zionism can not be antisemitic!The chutzpah is staggering(10)

I am of the firm view that none of the foregoing would arise in the case of any group but jews. The sheer arrogance involved in telling Jews that they are wrong about these issues and seeking to put them right is itself inherently antisemitic. (11)

I am now 55. I have been learning about antisemitism, Zionism and Israel for 50 of those years. I have been a Labour member and supporter for 30 years.
I moved to Israel 5 years ago. Despite all that I am dealing with people who are not even prepared to listen let alone learn(12)

I said that Corbyn's legacy would be the mainstreaming of antisemitism, making it acceptable again in 'polite' society. No longer is it confined to the fringes of the far right. Instead many of their ideas and mantras are now left wing staples and the comrades can't even see it.