UK Labour official: Hide your anti-Semitism, don't fix it

[shira]

As the UK's Labour Party struggles with its ongoing anti-Semitism scandal, one exposed politician has offered advice for his colleagues: Don't bother with soul-searching, just hide your hateful remarks from the public. Shortly after Muhammed Butt, the leader of a borough council in London, apologized for a Facebook post comparing Israel to ISIS, he sent a private message to his colleagues that suggested his contrition was not entirely sincere.

The Jewish Chronicle reports that Butt's message read: "I urge all of you to look at your privacy settings on all your social media accounts and be aware of all your posts and comments that others could be making without your knowledge."

It is not clear why he was concerned over others' comments, as the vast majority of criticism centered around statements freely made by Labour politicians. Butt also did not elaborate on why he does not object to elected officials holding anti-Semitic views, as long as the public remains unaware. Michael Maurice, a Conservative councilor, told the Jewish Chronicle that he was stunned by the e-mail. "I am very weary of what is actually going on. I know people in the Labour party who are also very concerned about this," he said. "It’s happening all over the country. I think a lot of it was suppressed because of the mayoral election." Maurice has expressed his desire for Butt to give up his position as head of the Brent Council.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/212047#.VzHh2RUrLR0

[shira]

1. Leader of Brent Council resigns from equalities post following anti-Israel Facebook post

The leader of Brent Council has resigned as the lead member for equalities at a cross-party organisation after he shared a Facebook post that called the Israel a terrorist state.

“This is a lesson to make sure that people you have on your Facebook page are your actual friends.”

Cllr Butt went on to send an email to all councillors in Brent advising them to check their privacy settings on their Facebook pages.

http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/leader_of_brent_council_resigns_from_equalities_post_following_anti_israel_facebook_post_1_4528440

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2. many progressives (?) are following this advice

Case in point, Husam El-Qoulaq, Harvard Law School student who called Tsipi Livni smelly. While Harvard was hiding his identity he quickly scrubbed his web presence, as did some of his affiliate organizations. In general, a lot of anti-Zionist/anti-Semitic people are making an effort to keep their real motivations and intentions under the radar.

[King_David]

3. UK labor party hates Jews

And now they free to hate since they got rid of Milliband and replaced him with a Jew hating bigot.