The Guardian Throws British Jews Under the Bus

As British voters head to the polling booths, for The Guardian, the UK Jewish community is merely collateral damage.

By December 12, 2019

The Guardian, a media outlet that lauds its own progressive, anti-racist credentials at every opportunity used a staff editorial to endorse Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party in today’s UK General Election.

But what about the serious antisemitism crisis that has enveloped the party and caused immense anxiety among the overwhelming majority of the British Jewish community?

For The Guardian, the UK Jewish community is merely collateral damage.

For The Guardian, antisemitism is hurtful but it can be ignored in the pursuit of loftier ideals.

For The Guardian, zero tolerance against racism doesn’t mean zero tolerance against the party that enables and even promotes it.

In other words: let’s throw British Jews under the bus.

Here’s a reminder of what’s at stake. Watch our video:

Featured image: flag CC0 Pixabay, Corbyn via YouTube/BBC News

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Simon Plosker

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020.

Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias.

Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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