allen - // Just to underline Peter’s Point.
I am pro-Jewish, but ANTI Zionist. I am pro-Israel, but ANTI the current Israeli government and its anti-Palstinian policies. //
Life is complicated, not as simple as the black-white world many round here see it. //
I absolutely take both points you make -
But as far as the finer points of support of Jews being broken down into specific political philosophes, as a private citizen, you have thwe absolute right to hold and express those views.
But if you were the leader of a major political party, then you have different responsibilities.
I have said previously, and say again because I believe it is important, a large aspect of politics is perception, and this is where Mr Corbyn has seriously failed to come across as he should, as a party leader.
For you and I, the luxury of finer distinctions are available, but as party leader, Mr Corbyn has to be seen to support the British Jewish community, specifically those of his party who are elected MP's - and that he singularly failed to do, while compounding his inaction by allowing hostile actions effectively sanctioned by the absence of his commitment, to create the current climiate of anti-semitism that is rife within his party.
Mr Corbyn oversaw an appalling rise on predjudice within his party, and wheras he may try and invoke similar finer points of view such as the ones you hold, that is simply not acceptable for a man in his position.
That said, he has the compounded his behaviour by attempting to minimise the predjudice he allowed to flourish, by trying to mimise the findings of the recent report, trying to chicane it into his own private pity party and using it to shore up his burning martyr status.
The man is immoral, and support of him is unacceptable.