Has Jeremy Corbyn turned over a new leaf? This time last year at the Labour Friends of Israel reception, the Labour leader pointedly refused to say the word ‘Israel’. That stubbornness led to a heckler yelling at Corbyn: ‘Say the word Israel!’. It was clear he was determined not to make the same blunder a year on. In fact, at tonight’s reception, he went five times better – mentioning Israel repeatedly during his address. Corbyn also affirmed a ‘two state solution’ and said:
‘I say this: the Labour party is not a home for anti-Semitism in any form. I do not intend to allow it to be. The Labour party must be specifically an anti-racist party and specifically opposed to any form of anti-Semitism anywhere in our movement. There is no place for it.’
Unlike last year, Corbyn’s message went down well with those who had gathered.
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