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(Jewish Group) 'Antisemitic' material at Labour conference makes Jews feel 'sick and unwelcome'
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP!! RESPECT!!)A row has broken out between left-wing activists and Jewish Labour members and residents after antisemitic material was distributed at the party’s conference in Brighton.
Sussex Police confirmed officers had removed a banner hung near the Brighton Centre which portrayed a fighter plane, representing the “Israel lobby” attacking Jeremy Corbyn with “defamation”.
The force added that a man will attend a voluntary interview by appointment with police officers, who are considering whether any offences under the Public Order Act have been committed.
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The Sussex Friends of Israel, which drew the police’s attention to the banner, claimed it was “clearly antisemitic in nature and put there to cause offence”.
The group added: “It was done purely to inflame and incite more hate. We are grateful to Sussex Police who recognised this and removed the offender banner at the earliest opportunity.
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