Why Would Labour Let This Bigot Back In?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/652558/Labour-Vicki-Kirby-Twitter-anti-Semitism

[sandyRoe]

Naked anti Semitism or a justifiable attack on the Zionists who champion the cause of Israel?

[ToraToraTora]

the former sandy, I assume that's why she was booted out.

[anotheoldgit]

Labour have to hang on to everyone they have, no matter how evil they may be.

[Baldric]

If they'll have cor-bin they take anyone.

[sandyRoe]

AOG 'evil' or silly? To conflate anti Semitism and anti Zionism seems stupid rather than anything else.

[anotheoldgit]

sandyRoe

Hitler was just stupid then?

[sandyRoe]

I'm not sure if he held strong views on Zionism.

[mushroom25]

sandy, i'm not sure how you reconcile your concept of anti zionism as legitimate criticism of israel, with the candidates wish that ISIS mount military action against the israelis.

is killing people legitimate protest?

[sandyRoe]

The first Gulf War came about following Saddam's invasion of a neighbouring state. Israel takes Palestinian land in a similar manner.
One draws the wrath of the west and the other its support. Funny old world.

[Raleigh]

'Israel takes Palestinian land in a similar manner.'

Funny, have not seen or heard of Israel using mass barrel bombing; poison gas attacks or deliberately attacking hospitals.

[bazwillrun]

"The first Gulf War came about following Saddam's invasion of a neighbouring state. Israel takes Palestinian land in a similar manner. "

history obviously wasnt /isnt your best subject then....

talk about clueless

[sandyRoe]

Raleigh, in the last two Israeli forays into Gaza almost 3000 Palestinians were killed. what need have the Zionists for barrel bombs? They seem to be capable of butchery without them.

[Peter Pedant]

why would labour let this bigot back in

because they are a party of sinners ?

[jomifl]

Sandy's view seems to me to be balanced and thoughtful. He at least understands the difference between anti zionism and anti semitism. Vicky Kirby's twitter remarks were rather badly judged sarcasm blown out of proportion by the Express.

[sandyRoe]

PP, you'll know the verse from scripture, which gives hope to sinful wretch's such as myself, that speaks of more joy in Heaven over onesinner who repents than over an hundred of the righteous.

[ToraToraTora]

more okey cokey!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35810636

[youngmafbog]

Many of the left fully back Palestine and are blinkered to any other view, despite the clear fact they are as bad as one another.

To be fair to labour as a whole it does appear many labour MP's are asking the same question about her TTT

[sandyRoe]

Youngmafbog, do you really equate the victims of robbery with the perpetrators?

[sp1814]

TTT

God only knows why Labour allowed this racist back in. Utter madness. No place in (most) mainstream parties for this kind of overt bigotry.

[Gromit]

Israel is a rogue state. For decades it has ignored publuic opinion with its oppression and state sponsorred terrorism.
It is not anti semitic to criticise the country.
Many of the country's fiercest critics are jewish.