
Stop the War coalition rally on the Gaza conflict in Trafalgar Square, 2009. Johnny Green / Press Association. All rights reserved.
Last week the Labour Party came under ferocious political and media attack for allegedly harbouring antisemites in its midst. In the course of this, the accusers often blurred the distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism, between legitimate criticisms of the state of Israel and hatred of Jews in general.