Whitewashed

The Board of Deputies of British Jews looks at the Labour rule change on antisemitism

Melanie Phillips report on the 2017 labour party conference

One step forward, one step back. Mark Gardner's blog

Baroness Chakrabarti's speech at the London School of Economics Report of speech

Jackie Walker is the former vice-president of Momentum. "Why were you suspended from the Labour Party?" Interview

Maajid Nawaz on LBC, on the Labour Friends of Palestine calling for a "Final solution" Maajid on fire

Labour Friends of Palestine have proposed The Final Solution

An article by David Collier

How many more times must we condemn antisemitism in Labour? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/42233402-a2e7-11e7-9cc3-a3b3c6cd90b8

The chief of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Rebecca Hilsenrath says they are in danger of being seen as a racist party

Today, Campaign Against Antisemitism has published the initial findings of a comprehensive ongoing research project to track antisemitism amongst office holders in political parties

At a fringe event at the Labour conference, a fine crop of antisemitism.

 Jackie Walker, who was suspended from the Labour Party not once but twice for claiming “ Jews ” financed the slave trade .

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We are delighted  that on 19th September 2017 David Hirsh, the  writer and presenter of the film Whitewashed, joined Ollie Anisfeld, J-TV, on the Algemeiner top 100 list. David Hirsh, Professor, Goldsmiths College, University of London. Among anti-BDS activists, Britain’s David Hirsh particularly stands out for giving a name to one of the most insidious forms of modern antisemitism: the “Livingstone Formulation,” named for frequent practitioner Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London. The phrase describes a rhetorical sleight of hand in which anti-Israel activists claim they are being attacked in bad faith as a result of their criticism of Israel, then make the antisemitic charge that the attack is “part of a common secret plan to silence such ‘criticism.’” Founder of the anti-BDS group Engage, Hirsh most recently wrote and narrated the documentary "Whitewashed," on antisemitism in the Labour party. Hirsh’s latest book, "Contemporary Left Antisemitism,” was publi...

9th September 2017 We're proud  that we took Whitewashed to  J-TV's talented Ollie Anisfeld and it became their first documentary. On 19th September 2017 he joined David Hirsh, the film's writer and presenter in Algemeiner's top 100. Founder, J-TV Oliver Anisfeld has become a Jewish new media mogul at the ripe old age of 22, having launched the British-based YouTube channel J-TV. Anisfeld says the idea for the channel came because of a “gap in the market. … There was an apathy about Jewish identity.. My idea was to create a new, high quality, online global Jewish media channel.” Faced with disinterest, Anisfeld barreled his way into the office of Lord Kestenbaum, a Jewish peer, and quickly convinced him to support the idea. Former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks also embraced the project. The purpose of the channel, Anisfeld states, is “to engage both Jews and non-Jews who want to understand Jewish culture.” The top 100 people positively influencing jewish lif...

Middle East Report - Ged & Judith Ornstein, producers of Whitewashed, talk to Simon Barrett about antisemitism in the Labour Party, The Shami Chakrabarti Enquiry and The Whitewashed Project, 15th Sep 2017. http://www.revelationtv.com/programmes/episode/the-middle-east-report382893

Selling the book Whitewashed (£10) after the matinee showing of the film & the Q&A session on Sunday 6th August at JW3 Centre Finchley Road. with Judith Ornstein, Ged Ornstein, Stephen Spencer Ryde, Judy Weleminsky, & Owen Power

Whitewashed in Duluth, Minnesota, and in Ottawa with David Hirsh.o please buy the book or download on kindle. All proceeds go towards spreading the message. Is there someone who you think should read it?       https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074LRGHHP

Here's  the once in a lifetime discussion after the launch of Whitewashed on 26th June 2017. Contributions are from: Howard Jacobson, David Hirsh, John Mann, Joan Ryan, Louise Ellman,  Jeremy Newmark and John Mann plus other interesting audience members. https://youtu.be/1Vpy5RjTZPgil