In defence of the Morning Star
Jim Denham's major piece ( Solidarity 516 ) responding to my letter in Solidarity 515 continues to peddle the outrageous accusation that the Morning Star newspaper “actively foments antisemitism”. Antisemitism is obviously a highly emotive and sensitive issue and in response we need to be really clear, factual and logical. In plainer language, the accusation “actively foments antisemitism” could read: “the paper expresses hatred to people who are Jewish (whether by religion, ethnicity or culture) or encourages other people to be hostile to Jews”. Does the Morning Star encourage hatred against...