By John Lewis

HAVE I NOW BECOME ANTISEMITIC

I have followed the row in the UK Labour Party for the past three years and had to understand what antisemitism is and if/why it is a problem.

First, I had to educate myself about antisemitism – not being Jewish I have never been on the receiving end of it. I have a pretty good grasp of 20th century history but had to research exactly when Hitler decided to exterminate the Jews (1). e.

The Nazi Holocaust is well documented and I cannot understand how people can deny it.

Then I had to understand how it could have infected the Labour party so virulently. My father was 100% Labour – he had been brought-up in Wapping, fought the Blackshirts at Cable Street