I have yet to read the Collier post (I will do so!), but since we're on the subject, I will go ahead and recommend what seems to be the most thoroughly reported news article on this topic that I've seen in a media outlet to date, by Jewish Insider's Gabby Deutch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishinsider.com/2021/07/antisemitism-israel-kids-literature/__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsqP3en8A$ Shabbat shalom to all, Erika On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 4:18 PM Marjorie Gann via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Some of you on this list may be aware of the British researcher David > Collier. He's the Englishman who uncovered shocking details of Labour Party > antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. > > In August 2019, he published a report, "Labour Party and radicalisation – *how > the party enabled the spread of antisemitism within the Labour Party > supporter base,** " *exposing how antisemitic extremists in the party > turned more moderate members against Israel. By doing deep digging into > Labour extremists' FB accounts and by attending supposedly "fringe" > meetings (sometimes on campus, sometimes off) Collier revealed the dark, > antisemitic underbelly of Corbyn's Labour. Everything Collier uncovered was > validated by the decision of the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission > that the Labour Party in the UK is responsible for its failure to deal > with antisemitism within its ranks. > > *Now Collier has applied his social-media-sleuthing skills to the SCBWI > issue.* What he uncovers is a must-read for anyone who wants to > understand the SCBWI debacle. > > What Collier shows in his blogpost is that most of the negative comments > about SCBWI's antisemitism post originated with one individual, Razan Abdin > Adnani, who posted 19 times on Twitter against Powers' statement on > antisemitism. Collier then reveals other antisemitic posts by Adnani, > including the view that any Jews in Israel who aren't "locals" should, > essentially, "go back where they came from" -- meaning to Poland or > Germany. > > Why should someone with views like hers have the power to turn the life of > an April Powers upside-down, whether Powers resigned or was pushed? > > So, here's a link to David Collier's blogpost > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://david-collier.com/scbwi/__;!!KGKeukY!j9aiY9bTr-fn0OW9SrNmNli2h3xy5irnE3-amtr-sLaCJnpIICu7D6QAZ2eiSMe9hOA$>, > "Black, Jewish, and bullied," for all who may be interested in learning > more about the SCBWI affair: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://david-collier.com/scbwi/__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsSZ9TCG0$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://david-collier.com/scbwi/__;!!KGKeukY!j9aiY9bTr-fn0OW9SrNmNli2h3xy5irnE3-amtr-sLaCJnpIICu7D6QAZ2eiSMe9hOA$> > Marjorie Gann > PS: Lest anyone think that Collier is an anti-Muslim bigot, you can check > him out under the "About Me" link on his blog. He worked for years as a > liaison between Israeli Jews and Muslims in Ramallah and Jericho. > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsm8D5cnc$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsfpInKOc$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsjr19X2s$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- *Erika Dreifus* | Reader. Writer. Teacher. Resource Maven. (w) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.erikadreifus.com__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMszNnaP2E$ (t) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://twitter.com/erikadreifus__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMs6LznYw8$ (f) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsX-TGkJs$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor__;!!KGKeukY!kBDWGB2Aiavx2W07hYBAjhVdp4SKYyF5fL4uYEV8lCQdJGih-8mVuzn-ilMsX-TGkJs$ > *Now available: Birthright: Poems*
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