Some will be alarmed at the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn, a long-time campaigner for Palestinian rights, becoming prime minister. We are dismayed by unbalanced media reporting ahead of the local elections of allegations of antisemitism against Jeremy. Any genuine antisemites and racists among the 600,000 members of the Labour party should be challenged and, if necessary, expelled. We dissociate ourselves from the accusations of antisemitism made against Jeremy by the Board of Jewish Deputies and some Labour MPs. Jenny Kassman Finsbury Park branchJulia Bard St George’s branchCllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz Junction branchLouisa S Kaplin Junction branchJulian Lousada Highbury East branchSue Lukes Highbury East branchProfessor Mica Nava St George’s branchJenny Richardson Tollington branchDavid Rosenberg St George’s branchMonika Schwartz Junction branchProfessor Lynne Segal Highbury East branchProfesspr Annabelle Sreberny Highbury East branchRuth Steigman St George’s branchAnnette Thomas St George’s branchDr Gillian Yudkin St George’s branchProfessor John S Yudkin St George’s branch• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2018 16:52 UTC