The Labour Files – Episode 2 – The Crisis I Al Jazeera Investigations

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Published 2022-09-25
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit uncovers the true story behind the “crisis of anti-Semitism” that engulfed the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. It made him appear unfit to govern and led to a crushing electoral defeat.

An analysis of internal party documents, social media data and covert recordings reveals how senior Labour officials used the party’s procedures to undermine support for Jeremy Corbyn and to silence debate about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
The files also show how pro-Israel groups ask the party to distance itself from the Boycott Divest and Sanctions campaign, a protest movement that seeks to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands, and how - in response - the Jewish Board of Deputies was assured that Labour would “never accept attempts to exceptionalise and deligitimise Israel.”


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All Comments (21)
  • @patientx81
    Being critical of Israel is not antisemitism
  • Criticizing Israeli abuses and crimes is a moral duty, not antisemitism
  • @JunaydofIslam
    “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” - Malcom X
  • @imeemi8850
    This had me in tears. All of the corruption, hypocrisy, lies. The truth always comes to light but it’s always too late. The damage has been done. I’m glad Jeremy can clear his name of all of this but my heart still aches for the golden opportunity that was missed by this man not becoming PM. The Labour Party is no opposition to the Conservatives. They are all batting for the same team. A new party needs to be made, one that represents the majority of the people.
  • BDS, a non violent, method to oppose apartheid and support self determination of the Palestinian people is legitimate.
  • The more I watched these Labour files the more it makes my blood boil. It was a scam
  • As an expelled member of the Labour Party for "Antisemitic" posts on Facebook (condemning Netanyahu and the Israeli forces of genocide against the Palestinians) I was aware of the move by Starmer to make trumped-up charges against socialist members in order to purge the party, but I am stunned by the criminal way in which they have acted. Surely they must be investigated for racism and for breaking just about every political and constitutional rule that there is. This is the way that fascist parties behave(d) It is quite chilling.
  • I was expelled by Labour party in 2016 and this shows exactly why
  • @carrerasjoel
    Jeremy Corbyn should form a real left party , an alternative to the labour party ,away from all this corruption
  • @JackMellor498
    As a someone who became eligible to vote when I left school, it was Corbyn who got me interested and caring about politics and how important it can be to be honest and genuine. I never at any point bought into the mainstream narrative at all, anyone with any logical mind knows that Corbyn was and still is an enormous anti racist and humanitarian politician, so to see a documentary like this come out and blow all the doors down gives me so much hope. I want to throw my arms around whoever green-lit these films! It says a lot about our British press that there is silence regarding these revelations, that 600,000 view count is beautiful to look at but this should be watched by anyone who still thinks Corbyn was some kind of demon.
  • Al Jazeera is to be congratulated for its ability to report what the gutless British media fail to see.
  • @olikardy8429
    I wonder if the Labour party is the only political party in the world where you can get a diciplinary hearing for saying a state executing four children playing football is bad.
  • This is when I knew labour wasn't my party no more. Soon as they went after corbyn I knew the establishment couldn't have corbyn in power
  • @PM-jl4zd
    baffles me why any sensible person would back Israel given the flagrant war crimes they commit on a weekly/monthly basis - it breaks my heart.
  • Basically, we’re stuffed in the UK. 😡. Both parties are rotten !!!
  • The BBC laughingly claim their Panorama programme was unbiased. That was one of the best jokes ever! 🤣🤣
  • @en1324
    This is the documentary that should be receiving awards....not that propaganda piece that BBC produced
  • @Para2normal
    So sad that the only journalist willing to be in this documentary was Peter Oborne, not exactly a friend of the left. I'm growing to like him more and more, his critiques of Johnson were very important.