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Shami Chakrabarti

Journalist Matthew Kalman (left) and David Hirsh, author of 'Contemporary Left Anti-Semitism,' at a Times of Israel Presents event at Jerusalem's Beit Avichai on November 8, 2017. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
November 9, 2017, 3:33 pm
British Jews fight to regain the Labour party they once called ‘family’
At a Times of Israel event screening of ‘Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party,’ author David Hirsh delves into a disappointed community’s reactions to a botched inquiry
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Ken Livingstone, April 4, 2017 (Sky News screenshot)
April 6, 2017, 4:54 pm
UK’s PM May says Labour ‘betrayed’ Jewish community by failing to expel Livingstone
100 of Labour’s 229 MPs slam lenient treatment of ex-London mayor who insists Hitler was initially a Zionist
By Sue Surkes, Jenni Frazer and AFP
Jeremy Corbyn speaks after being reelected as the head of the UK Labour Party, at a party conference in Liverpool on September 24, 2016. (AFP/Oli Scarff)
April 5, 2017, 9:53 pm
UK Labour leader turns against ‘insensitive,’ unrepentant ally Livingstone
After ex-London mayor merely suspended from party for saying Hitler was a Zionist and other inflammatory remarks, Corbyn threatens new disciplinary action
By Sue Surkes and Jenni Frazer
Booker Prize winning author and columnist Howard Jacobson in 2017. (Photo credit: Jenny Jacobson)
January 30, 2017, 12:50 pm
Parliament, Palestinians and pornography: An interview with Howard Jacobson
The renowned writer has a host of polarizing opinions, and, as illustrated by his new anti-Trump novella, he is not reticent about sharing them
By JP O’ Malley
Shami Chakrabarti, interviewed on J-TV, July 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
October 7, 2016, 7:15 pm
UK Jews fume as lawyer in ‘whitewash’ anti-Semitism report gets top Labour job
Shami Chakrabarti appointed shadow attorney general by Jeremy Corbyn
By ToI Staff
Dave Rich, author of 'The Left's Jewish Problem' (Courtesy)
October 3, 2016, 9:16 am
This man wrote the book on British Labour anti-Semitism — literally
At campaign events around the country, people are seen reading Dave Rich’s four-decade-long study on the Left’s wayward shift
By Jenni Frazer
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, center, after a speech at a May Day rally in London on May 1, 2016. (AFP/Justin Tallis)
September 11, 2016, 6:42 am
UK Labour’s Corbyn turns down Herzog invite to Yad Vashem
Leader of opposition party facing accusations of rampant anti-Semitism reportedly plans to send his deputy or general secretary to Holocaust museum in his stead
By ToI Staff
Shami Chakrabarti, interviewed on J-TV, July 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
August 5, 2016, 3:08 pm
UK Jews slam peerage for author of probe that played down Labour anti-Semitism
Critics say Corbyn move to honor Shami Chakrabarti casts doubt on impartiality of her report; Labour No.2 calls it a ‘mistake’
By ToI Staff
Shami Chakrabarti, interviewed on J-TV by Alan Mendoza, July 2016 (YouTube screenshot)
July 21, 2016, 1:59 am
Author of UK Labour’s controversial anti-Semitism probe mum on peerage
As British Jewish leadership critiques her report, Shami Chakrabarti stands by it, denies being overly chummy with party leader Jeremy Corbyn
By Jenni Frazer
Britain's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn makes a speech at Savoy Place, London, June 25, 2016. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
July 1, 2016, 6:51 pm
British Labour Party apologizes for incendiary Corbyn remarks
UK opposition leader implied parallel between Israel and Islamic State, prompting outrage in Israel
By Raoul Wootliff and AP
British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn discusses the party's anti-Semitism inquiry during a speech in London on June 30 2016 (screen capture: YouTube)
June 30, 2016, 4:13 pm
Outrage as British Labour leader appears to compare Israel to Islamic State
Israel’s Labor leader Herzog slams Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘betrayal of Labour values, hatred of Israel’; Lapid urges Labor to sever ties with UK counterpart, so long as ‘anti-Semitism’-spouting Corbyn is in charge
By Raoul Wootliff
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