This is a cross-post by Paul Canning
Today’s by all objective standards disastrous appearance by Jeremy Corbyn at the House of Commons Inquiry into antisemitism has really upset his fans. Chief target of their ire at time of writing is Chuka Umunna. For one precious snowflake Umunna has no right to question the Dear Leader cos Chuka likes dance music, bling and partying and therefore isn’t a ‘man of the people’. As we all know only people who sign their own apples can be ‘the people’s friend’.
I was live tweeting this massive facepalm of an event, so this is a ‘highlights’ (shouldn’t that be lowlights – Ed) package. Missed something? Tell me (nicely in the comments).
Asked if he had witnessed antisemitism in the Party he had seen some thirty years ago but nothing else until very recently. And then very little, emphasis on the little.
Jackie Walker comments ‘inappropriate.’
By question two it was clear he was going to give evasive answers and, as Jack Mendel noticed, ‘process’ answers:
Corbyn is completely and utterly obsessed with process. As long as the procedure is OK, everything’s OK. Even if result isn’t
Jack Mendel ✔@MendelpolAlso by question two he was getting visibly angry.
Most of what Vaz put, which was taken from recent press clippings, I thought, to Corbyn is the reason why Jez has avoided proper interviews for nine months.
Lie Number One
Corbyn is lying. A lot of Steven Sizer’s activism involves working with the Iranian Government, not Palestinians
Arieh Kovler @ariehkovlerThis happened again, and again, and again …
It’s like s nervous twitch. Corbyn physically can’t say anti-Semitism without adding ‘and other forms of racism’
… and should be a meme of Dead Ringers.
Lie Number Two
Corbyn now defending Paul Flynn MP questioning whether a Jew could be UK ambassador to Israel. Also lying on what Flynn said.
He then said something about meeting Israeli government and/or politicians. Has he? This day after being found out for having no appointment with UK Israel Ambassador when claiming he had.
Will you accept invite from Israel Labour Party? Angry Corbyn: ‘I’ve been to Israel nine times!’
(Via Arieh): “what will happen if people do use these [racist terms]?” Corbyn: “what will happen is they’ll be told they can’t use them”
Do read the rest here
