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By Robert Philpot

One Labour insider says that because of top aide Seumas Milne, if the party came to power 'Israel would have to assume diplomatic relations were unofficially null and void'

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UK Labour denies Corbyn honored Munich terrorists, but he says he was present

Seumas Milne speaks to an anti-Israel rally during 2014's Operation Protective Edge. (YouTube)

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The man behind the curtain in Corbyn’s Oz: A virulently anti-Israel spin doctor

By Robert Philpot

One Labour insider says that because of top aide Seumas Milne, if the party came to power 'Israel would have to assume diplomatic relations were unofficially null and void'

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Netanyahu slams Corbyn for honoring Munich terrorists, comparing Israel to Nazis

UK Labour denies Corbyn honored Munich terrorists, but he says he was present

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