Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog commented Thursday on the decision by the UK Labour Party to suspend former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
"The decision by the UK Labour Party marks an important milestone in eliminating the scourge of hatred and antisemitism from a historic and important party in Britain. The Labour Party is setting an example to the entire world in removing antisemitism from the political game," he said.
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"During my tenure as Chairman of Israel's Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition, I invited then-Chairman of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, to visit Yad Vashem in order to learn more about the Holocaust and its lessons. I emphasized to him the importance of such a visit for the Chairman of a leading party in Britain.
"He never responded to me. Nor did he respond to my appeal to him, as chairman of the Jewish Agency, to eradicate his party of antisemitism. The lack of his responsiveness was glaring."
