Under intense pressure, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to adopt the internationally accepted definition of anti-Semitism.
Corbyn is expected to announce this at a Labour Party conference on Sept. 4, Britain's Sky News reported.
The move came just hours after former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called anti-Semitism
"a running sore" in the Labour Party that must be dealt with immediately.
The Labour Party's National Executive Committee drew criticism when it decided last month not to accept the international definition of anti-Semitism.
The committee chose to omit from its official deifinition accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel than their own nations, claiming that Israel's existence is a racist endeavor and comparing Israeli actions with those of the Nazis.
The Guardian quoted one Labour MP as saying Corbyn would "just have to take one for the team" and deliver a "big speech saying, 'On my watch, no one who legitimately criticizes Israel will be punished.'"
Corbyn has been accused of failing to expel party members who express anti-Semitic views and has been criticized for past statements, including a 2010 speech in which he compared Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to Nazi Germany's sieges of Leningrad and Stalingrad during World War II and a 2013 speech comparing Israel's actions in the West Bank to the Nazi occupation of Europe.
The report follows the publication in The Telegraph of an image, apparently taken during a visit to a local mosque in February 2016, of Corbyn making a four-fingered Muslim Brotherhood salute.
Counterterrorism campaigner Maajid Nawaz tweeted that the Muslim Brotherhood is "bigoted, identitarian and dangerous," and that it should be "taboo for a left-wing politician to be associated with that group."
Establishing a state based on Islamic law (Shariah) is at the center of the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology, both in Egypt and among the group's many offshoots abroad.
According to a profile of the group by the Israel Project, the Muslim Brotherhood opposes secular tendencies in Islamic nations, rejects Western influences and values, and wants a return to Quran precepts. The organization's motto is: "Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. Quran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope."
A Corbyn spokesman insisted the Labour leader was only "standing up for democracy" when he made the Muslim Brotherhood sign.
"Jeremy was standing up for democracy, justice and the right to protest in Egypt after the military had staged a coup against an elected president," the spokesman said.
The images of Corbyn making the Muslim Brotherhood sign come just days after Britain's Daily Mail published photographs of the Labour leader participating in a memorial service in Tunisia for Palestinian terrorists who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics.
On Twitter, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt asked, "If Jeremy Corbyn thinks terrorism is justified for the causes he believes in, how would he as prime minister have the moral authority to condemn terrorist murders of British citizens? Unbelievable and shocking."
JEREMY CORBYN HAS:
- Said Hamas and Hezbollah are his “friends“.
- Called for Hamas to be removed from terror banned list.
- Called Hamas “serious and hard-working“.
- Attended wreath-laying at grave of Munich massacre terrorist.
- Attended conference with Hamas and PFLP.
- Photographed smiling with Hezbollah flag.
- Attended rally with Hezbollah and Al-Muhajiroun.
- Repeatedly shared platforms with PFLP plane hijacker.
- Hired aide who praised Hamas’ “spirit of resistance“.
- Accepted £20,000 for state TV channel of terror-sponsoring Iranian regime.
- Opposed banning Britons from travelling to Syria to fight for ISIS.
- Defended rights of fighters returning from Syria.
- Said ISIS supporters should not be prosecuted.
- Compared fighters returning from Syria to Nelson Mandela.
- Said the death of Osama Bin Laden was a “tragedy“.
- Wouldn’t sanction drone strike to kill ISIS leader.
- Voted to allow ISIS fighters to return from Syria.
- Opposed shoot to kill.
- Attended event organised by terrorist sympathising IHRC.
- Signed letter defending Lockerbie bombing suspects.
- Wrote letter in support of conman accused of fundraising for ISIS.
- Spoke of “friendship” with Mo Kozbar, who called for destruction of Israel.
- Attended event with Abdullah Djaballah, who called for holy war against UK.
- Called drone strikes against terrorists “obscene”.
- Boasted about “opposing anti-terror legislation”.
- Said laws banning jihadis from returning to Britain are “strange”.
- Accepted £5,000 donation from terror supporter Ted Honderich.
- Accepted £2,800 trip to Gaza from banned Islamist organisation Interpal.
- Called Ibrahim Hewitt, extremist and chair of Interpal, a “very good friend”.
- Accepted two more trips from the pro-Hamas group PRC.
- Speaker at conference hosted by pro-Hamas group MEMO.
- Met Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh several times.
- Hosted meeting with Mousa Abu Maria of banned group Islamic Jihad.
- Patron of Palestine Solidarity Campaign – marches attended by Hezbollah.
- Compared Israel to ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah and al-Qaeda.
- Said we should not make “value judgements” about Britons who fight for ISIS.
- Received endorsement from Hamas.
- Attended event with Islamic extremist Suliman Gani.
- Chaired Stop the War, who praised “internationalism and solidarity” of ISIS.
- Praised Raed Salah, who was jailed for inciting violence in Israel.
- Signed letter defending jihadist advocacy group Cage.
- Met Dyab Jahjah, who praised the killing of British soldiers.
- Shared platform with representative of extremist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
- Compared ISIS to US military in interview on Russia Today.
- Opposed proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir.
- Attended conference which called on Iraqis to kill British soldiers.
- Attended Al-Quds Day demonstration in support of destruction of Israel.
- Supported Hamas and ISIS-linked Viva Palestina group.
- Attended protest with Islamic extremist Moazzam Begg.
- Made the “case for Iran” at event hosted by Khomeinist group.
- Photographed smiling with Azzam Tamimi, who backed suicide bombings.
- Photographed with Abdel Atwan, who sympathised with attacks on US troops.
- Said Hamas should “have tea with the Queen”.
- Attended ‘Meet the Resistance’ event with Hezbollah MP Hussein El Haj.
- Attended event with Haifa Zangana, who praised Palestinian “mujahideen”.
- Defended the infamous anti-Semitic Hamas supporter Stephen Sizer.
- Attended event with pro-Hamas and Hezbollah group Naturei Karta.
- Backed Holocaust denying anti-Zionist extremist Paul Eisen.
- Photographed with Abdul Raoof Al Shayeb, later jailed for terror offences.
- Mocked “anti-terror hysteria” while opposing powers for security services.
- Named on speakers list for conference with Hamas sympathiser Ismail Patel.
- Criticised drone strike that killed Jihadi John.
- Said the 7/7 bombers had been denied “hope and opportunity”.
- Said 9/11 was “manipulated” to make it look like bin Laden was responsible.
- Failed to unequivocally condemn the 9/11 attacks.
- Called Columbian terror group M-19 “comrades”.
- Blamed beheading of Alan Henning on Britain.
- Gave speech in support of Gaddafi regime.
- Signed EDM spinning for Slobodan Milosevic.
- Blamed Tunisia terror attack on “austerity”.
- Voted against banning support for the IRA.
- Voted against the Prevention of Terrorism Act three times during the Troubles.
- Voted against emergency counter-terror laws after 9/11.
- Voted against stricter punishments for being a member of a terror group.
- Voted against criminalizing the encouragement of terrorism.
- Voted against banning al-Qaeda.
- Voted against outlawing the glorification of terror.
- Voted against control orders.
- Voted against increased funding for the security services to combat terrorism.
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