Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in new anti-Semitism row
JEREMY CORBYN has been dragged into another antiSemitism row after a Labour MP asked him to “condemn” Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s treatment of Jews.
Jeremy Corbyn condemns violence in Venezuela
The Labour leader has repeatedly refused to denounce the South American dictator, even after last week’s footage of Maduro’s police brutally assaulting an opposition supporter, saying there has been violence on “all sides”.
Now Labour MP John Mann, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on antiSemitism, has called for his party to “revise our understanding” of the socialist regime.
The [Venezuelan] government has refused to protect the Jewish community there from anti-Semitic attacks
He said: “The government has refused to protect the Jewish community there from anti-Semitic attacks and refused to meet me and other international politicians to discuss this.
“Venezuela is a despot regime, leaving millions living in abject poverty and on the verge of starvation.
“It is time to revise our understanding of Venezuela and condemn unreservedly its current slide into violence, poverty and dictatorship.”
The Foreign Office has said the UK government would consider backing a global effort to impose sanctions against Venezuela as the country is in “meltdown”.
Donald Trump last night opened the door to toppling the regime with military action.