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The witch hunt at Westminster
Why was a documentary film on the 'anti-Semitism in Labour debate' banned from being screened at the British parliament?

Gordon, Neve
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/witch-hunt-westminster-190304083028122.html

Publisher:  Al Jazeera
Date Written:  05/03/2019
Year Published:  2019  
Resource Type:  Article

A screening of a documentry about anti-Semitism in the Labour Party was cancelled in British parliament. Charges seem to conflate anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism.

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I had watched Witch Hunt at a London cinema. The documentary tells the story of Jackie Walker, the activist suspended from the Labour Party over comments that were allegedly anti-Semitic while underscoring how "anti-Semitism" has become a weapon in the hands of those defending Israel's abusive practices. Indeed, the film shows how accusations of anti-Semitism are increasingly being used to delegitimise critics of the Israeli government and its policies towards the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and occupied East Jerusalem.

The documentary also exposes the intimate relations between the pro-Israel lobby and members of the British parliament and is quite critical of some of the ways in which the Labour party has been handling accusations of anti-Semitism. At one point, the film even suggests that the party is entering a McCarthyist era.

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