If British Labour were led by the heirs of Attlee, Blair and Brown, it would be busy moving toward the political center and looking after the average Briton. It would be busy combating the antisemitism spreading through Britain, beginning with the unprecedented global phenomenon of a parliamentary group—the Independent Alliance—formed on the basis of its members’ position on a foreign territory thousands of miles from their constituencies. But today’s Labour Party is instead the heir to Jeremy Corbyn. Its current position effectively requires the party to apologize for expelling him from its ranks: today there are very many Corbyns there.
And that is precisely why Mr. Miliband has eagerly taken upon himself the contemptible role that many Jews throughout history have assumed in an attempt to ingratiate themselves with non-Jews: pointing a false and accusatory finger at his own people. If he comes to Jerusalem, he should beware of hostile shouts. If he goes to Ramallah, he would do better to beware of being lynched. That is what happens to Jews there—even those who serve as poster boys against the only state belonging to their people.