JEREMY Corbyn sparked fresh fury yesterday after leaving Jewish people out of a new campaign video pledging to defend minorities.
In it his party vows to stand up for people “if you wear a hijab, turban, cross” and tells them “a Labour government will value you”.
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The Labour leader uploaded the clip, which features a speech by Shadow Equalities Secretary Dawn Butler, on Saturday.
But critics quickly pointed out that there was “only one group not included” and described the omission of Jewish people as “extraordinary”.
Daniel Sugarman, public affairs officer for the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: “You’re a party being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission over claims of institutional anti-Semitism.
“Your latest response is to release a video assuring pretty much every other group which faces discrimination that you’re here for them, but not Jews. Subtle.”
He added: “Why not just end off with a postscript reading ‘not you, Jews’?”
Mr Corbyn insisted that he “values” and “thanks” Jews for the “incredible contribution” they make to British life.
And he admitted he should have acted much faster to stamp out anti-Semitism within his party.
He told Sky: “I wished our party had acted on it more rapidly at the very beginning and dealt with it at that point.”
Asked if he wanted to say sorry to Jews, he said: “We’ve made it very clear as a party we’ve apologised for and regret any degrees of anti-Semitism anyone’s suffered. I’ve made that clear.”
He insisted: “I pose no threat to any community whatsoever in this country.
There is no place anywhere for anti-Semitism in our society ever.”
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