British MP called 'Zionist scumbag' after criticizing party leadership candidate

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MP's critical of Labour party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn have received a bevy of anti-Semitic messages, even those within his same party, calling them "utter filth" and Zionist stooges," The Jewish Chronicle reported Monday.

Labour party MP John Mann, a vocal critic of Corbyn and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Anti-Semitism, said he had received over 40 such emails and tweets over the past six-weeks.

Mann claims the attacks have been coming from supporters of Corbyn, re-tweeting a number of messages suggesting the veteran MP was under the auspices of Israeli influence.

Mann went on to say that other MP's have received similar messages, including Jewish party members being accused of split loyalties between the UK and Israel, The Chronicle added.

“I have very serious concerns about Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters,” Mann said in an interview with the Sunday Press. “I’ve received some vicious antisemitic abuse... I have been described as a servant of the Israeli Prime Minister, a Nazi Zionist, a Zionist scumbag. This is all because I chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Anti-Semitism.”

Mann claims that many of those sending the hateful emails have openly expressed their support of Corbyn.

http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/British-MP-called-Zionist-scumbag-after-criticizing-party-leadership-candidate-412350

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1. Trivia for the day:

the word 'scumbag' was originally a euphemism for a condom.

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2. I'm not surprised by this

There are a few Corbyn supporters who do cross the line, although personally I haven't seen anything as bad as the "Cybernats" who descend on even the mildest criticism of the SNP. The nasty thing I've seen most is blatant misogynist stuff towards Yvette Cooper & Liz Kendall.

But equally, John Mann's call for the Labour leadership contest to be suspended because people won't do what the Blairites tell them to do is pretty dreadful. Openly contemptuous of party democracy.