Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn declined multiple times to apologize to the UK Jewish community after United Kingdom's most senior rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, urged voters not to let Corbyn enter 10 Downing St. because of the threat he posed to Jews.
During a BBC interview with Andrew Neil, Corbyn was asked four times whether he wanted to apologize ahead of the Dec. 12 general election, to which he responded, "What I'll say is this I am determined that our society is safe for people of all faiths."
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"I have spent my life opposing racism in any form," he added.
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The Labour chief went on to say: "I don't want anyone to be feeling insecure in our society, and our government will protect every community against the abuse they receive on the streets, on the trains, or in any other form of life."
He added that racism "is a total poison", and that he would like to work with every community "to make sure it's eliminated. That is what my whole life has been about."
In an opinion piece written for British daily The Times, Rabbi Mirvis wrote that "the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety" at the possibility of a Labour victory on Dec. 12.
Labour has been swarmed with allegations of anti-Semitism for more than three years, leading to the suspension of a number of several key figures and an investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
"It's like Jeremy Corbyn has declared war on the Jews."--Marie van der Zyl, leader of the British Jewish community (@BoardofDeputies) to i24NEWS. pic.twitter.com/bh8yeA4JuE
— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) August 21, 2018
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