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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today marks three years since the October 7th tragedy. Today, we remember all those who were lost, and take part in the collective mourning felt across our community.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remembering October 7th, three years on.

Today marks 3 years since the devastating Hamas attacks on October 7th. It is hard to put into words how much has been lost since that day.

Today we mourn with everyone that is grieving, and stand with the many people whose lives were shattered, never to be the same again.

Tomorrow, we will rededicate ourselves to our mission: to support a political resolution to the conflict so Israelis and Palestinians can live in freedom, dignity and security, and never again experience the horrors of the last three years.

May the memory of all the lives lost be a blessing.

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We know what it takes to fight against antisemitism on the Left - and we will never shy away from that fight, join us. Jewish, Student or Ally join us today! www.jewishlabour.uk/membership

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our executive director, Hannah Weisfeld, on @tomswarbrick.bsky.social's @lbc.co.uk show yesterday discussing the Green Party adopting the motion 'Zionism is Racism'.

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our Statement on the Green Party passing the motion 'Zionism is Racism' yachad.org.uk/statement-on...

The adoption by the Green Party conference yesterday of the 'Zionism is Racism' motion is a serious and deeply offensive outcome.

An overwhelming majority of British Jews, regardless of their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have now been told by the party that they are racists.

They are not simply being shut out of a political party; they are being asked to dissociate themselves from organised Jewish life in order to pass what is effectively an ‘acceptability test’.

Zionism is a fiercely debated and contested word. But for most British Jews, belief in Jewish peoplehood and self-determination is core to their Jewish identity, and this is what they understand to be the basic premise of Zionism.

It is why when Jews attend synagogue they pray facing Jerusalem, and why the concept of ‘Zion’ has been at the heart of Jewish communal life for two millennia.

Telling Jews they are acceptable only if they give up that understanding of collective Jewish identity, is not, as some have sought to explain it away, an attack on a political ideology. It is an attack on Jewish identity.

That is why, for most Jews across the political spectrum, yesterday's vote is deeply offensive and alienating. Jews do not need a political party to define Jewish identity on their behalf.

In any other context, a party telling a minority community what its identity may and may not include would be recognised, without controversy, as racist.

To be clear: there is a legitimate conversation to be had about the modern state of Israel, its policies and those of its successive governments, and the impact they have had on the lives and identity of Palestinians.

Yesterday's motion is not that conversation. It is a blunt tool that does the opposite of encouraging legitimate debate. It alienates Jews regardless of their views on the conflict or on Israel more widely, and it hands ammunition to those who want to paint all pro-Palestinian activism as illegitimate.

Instead of focusing the discussion on the real issues at hand: dispossession, violence and deep insecurity, the conversation has yet again been reduced to a war of words that will change nothing.

Yachad will continue to work to build the conditions for policy change that makes a real difference on the ground. Yesterday's motion has only made that work harder.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My “we’re not antisemitic” t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Our view of the Green Party following its Conference this weekend.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social in the Guardian on the many different Zionist approaches & arguments and what its essential core meaning is, ahead the "Zionism is racism" motion being debated by the Green Party. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today marks one year since the terrorist attack on Heaton Park Synagogue. We remember Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, who lost their lives while trying to protect the community. May their memories be a blessing.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The party has also said it would look closer at whether parents' earnings and savings should be factored into welfare payments for their children" So according to the Tories, it's wrong to means-test benefits for boomers... but totally fine to do so for their adult children children.

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Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s

The party says it would bring in new work requirements for young people claiming Universal Credit.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Former Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas is the one who started the Capita contract. You may know Capita from their starring role in the Civil Service Pensions scandal, and Dan Thomas from resigning in disgrace. Great to see them out of Barnet for good! www.barnetlabour.org.uk/2026/10/01/b...

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Barnet Council ‘Takes Back Control’ as Capita contracts come back in-house - Barnet Labour Party - Barnet Labour Party

Barnet Council is taking back control after the era of mass outsourcing is coming to an end at the local authority. Under the Conservatives, Barnet adopted an ‘EasyCouncil’ approach where almost every...

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/09/2026

The triple lock on the State Pension is a terribly designed policy that manages to both under-deliver and over-cost. The money saved from adjusting it could be far better spent elsewhere ⤵️ buff.ly/dviy5zU

David Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation, said:
“The Prime Minister deserves credit for announcing what many politicians have been saying in private for some time – that the triple lock is unsustainable and needs to go. Continuing with the policy into the next parliament and beyond could end up costing tens of billions of pounds a year – money that could be far better spent elsewhere.”

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Isn’t the argument that once the NCS is up and running it will save the country money in care costs/NHS savings from clearing the hospitals, thus reducing the escalator effect? Not sure of the maths on that, but I think that’s the idea?

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every private conversation in Westminster: "Well the triple lock obviously has to go at some point". Every commentator on Burnham: "completely mad to propose getting rid of triple lock - political suicide".

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've never read or watched anything about Theranos or anything Nathan Fielder's ever done but this movie looks amazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW_...

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You Can See Everything | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1/ The "Zionism is Racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference in Brighton on 2–4 October, and the literature produced to support it, are deeply troubling.

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Jewish Labour Movement wishes you well over the fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur. G’mar chatima tova ✡️

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 18/09/2026

More officers. Smarter tech. Record funding. Fewer places for phone thieves to hide.

Bar chart showing 'theft from the person' 42% lower, 'personal robbery' 33% lower, 'vehicle crime' 33% lower. Text above reads "Targeted policing is making a difference in Westminster. More officers and Sur-Ron e-bikes are helping cut crime across Westminster, with significant reductions in theft, including phone theft." Text below bar chart reads "Source: MOPAC analysis of MPS recorded crime data (12 months to August 2026 vs previous 12 months. London Datastore 02/09/2026. Recorded crime data is subject to future revision".

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we’d like to wish Shana Tova from all of us at the Jewish Labour Movement. We wish everyone a happy, healthy and sweet new year!

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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg on @news.sky.com speaking out against the rampant settler violence he has personally witnessed. He represents another voice in the Jewish community stressing the necessity of the UK government taking action on Israeli settlements.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is one of those extraordinary statements that says everything I wish I could articulate but couldn’t find the words for. Highly recommend reading it if you haven’t.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Speaking for no one but myself, I find this kind of purity testing from (non-Jewish) Justin Webb somewhat antisemitic. Who is he to say what antisemitism means to any Jew?

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Kevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Masked thugs turning up to intimidate and cause disorder have no place on our streets. I am asking whether our laws are fit for purpose when it comes to groups that organise intimidation and disorder. Political disagreement is part of democracy. Violence and intimidation are not.

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Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Not to put words in anyone's mouths, but look out for the prominent British, Jewish, otherwise vociferous Zionists who are notable absentees from the chorus attacking the Uk's new sanctions. Because even among those who traditionally take a pro-Israel view, settlements are a big dividing line.

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Jewish Labour Movement statement on the Government's announcement on Israel and Palestine.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Come shake a lulav at Conference!

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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

JLM at Labour Party Conference 2026! Our annual JLM Reception will be taking place once again at Conference. We look forward to seeing members, friends and allies. 📅 Monday 28 September ⏰ 7pm to 8pm 📍 Premium Live Lounge, M&S Arena RSVP🔗 jewishlabour.uk/jlmlabconfre...

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cartographers for Social Equality played the long game

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

That scene at the end where they talk through the screen was good, but that's only because they lifted it from Paris, Texas

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finally got round to seeing the Odyssey - most of the dialogue was shite but that's OK because I couldn't hear it over the Dune 1-level annoying music. I love Goransson but he's done so much better.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There’s currently an orchestra playing beautiful music in St James’ Park and letting people try conducting, and honestly I’ve never wanted to do anything less in my life

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ah yes, the old Dead Emperor strategy, a Lynton Crosby classic

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026

So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This line is a bonkers thing to say out loud in any context

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The tiny moment in the Reform expose that stood out to me was James Orr admiting that the donation was illegal while seemingly oblivious to the waiter standing right next to him.

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Gosh, we really need more leaders like Gordon Brown

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. An American cafe-owner considers returning home but decides not to.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/08/2026

Some of London’s detractors are determined to paint a picture of a city becoming less safe. The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is a terrible solution to a very real problem. I’ve seen so many people come to their MP crying because they’re unable to deal with government forms. It’s a bigger part of the “Britain is Broken” feeling than most politicos seem to realise

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I am once again asking the BBC to let me get news alwrts about everything except the Sussexes

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Is this the norm? If you’re expected to donate one of your own books then fine, but if not this is just weird

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Honestly I wasn't paying enough attention during the Corbyn years to say one way or the other, but this is horrific all on its own. It's just so depressing to see the same mistakes over and over, especially when it's often the same entryists doing it to different parties!

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Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

At the point you're on a one-woman hate campaign against Caroline Lucas, you really have to wonder how expansive your definition of 'Zionist' is and quite how many people are being defined as outside your tent

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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is without question the wildest platform I’ve ever seen for an election. Once again, medieval antisemitism with Jew replaced with Zionist finding success in the modern Green party.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026

This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.

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