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October 30, 2020

U.K. Labour Party Suspends Jeremy Corbyn After He Challenged Findings of Anti-Semitism Report
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In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party has suspended former leader
Jeremy Corbyn after he disagreed with some of the conclusions of a
government report on anti-Semitism and the Labour Party. Corbyn has
promised to strongly contest his suspension. In response, peace activist
Medea Benjamin of Code Pink wrote, "UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has
spent his life fighting racism and defending the rights of the
oppressed, including Palestinians. He has always opposed anti-Semitism,
but anti-Semitism is being weaponized to suspend him from the party.
Sad."


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