Healing The Rift With Britain’s Jews

by | Apr 11, 2020 | Atlantic

When Keir Starmer was elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party last weekend, he was careful to praise his predecessor. “I want to pay tribute to Jeremy Corbyn, who led our party through some really difficult times, who energized our movement, and who’s a friend as well as a colleague,” he said in a prerecorded speech.But a minute or two later, using the same measured tone of voice, he disowned Corbyn’s most toxic legacy. “Anti-Semitism has been a stain on our party,” Starmer said. “I have seen the grief that it’s brought to so many Jewish communities. On behalf of the Labour Party, I am sorry. And I will tear out this poison by its roots.”- The Atlantic (illustration by Martina Badini)

When Keir Starmer was elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party last weekend, he was careful to praise his predecessor… But a minute or two later, using the same measured tone of voice, he disowned Corbyn’s most toxic legacy. (The Atlantic, illustration by Martina Badini)