Throughout history the Jews have existed so that the rest of the world has someone to blame. For all the shit that goes wrong; the Jew(s) did it. Whatever ‘it’ may be. So they were persecuted throughout most of biblical time by various versions of Egyptians, Canaanites, Assyrians, whoever was around and could wield a big stick. They were persecuted in Europe, repeatedly invited in to Spain, Portugal, Italy, Prussia, France, then kicked out again all through the middle ages (or the ‘Yiddle Ages’ as we called them). Britain too. Henry the this allowed the Jews to come and trade, William the that kicked ’em out. In Russia and Poland they institutionalised anti-semitism almost to an industrial level. Pogroms. Which may sounds like a group of small, furry elf-like characters from Lord of the Rings, but in fact was violent Cossacks rampaging through the ‘shtetls’, the Jewish villages, causing destruction and injury. Nice. Then, of course, Hitler found not only someone to blame for Germany’s extreme economic woes (nothing to do with losing the First World War; blame the sodding jews) but also a way to fund the forthcoming war. In one fell swoop he rounded up half of Germany’s wealth, confiscated the good bit (money, art, businesses, houses) and send the rest, the ‘human’ bit (or ‘sub-human’ in Nazi speak) to extermination camps. The only war to be funded by the scapegoats.

Fucking Jews!!! They must be really horrible people.

And some are. Some of every ‘people’ are horrible. Human nature. Diversity.

But what is it about Jews that makes us the Millwall of the world’s ethnicities? Everyone hates us but we DO care. Mainly because the publicity is generally wrong. The bad publicity, that is. And that’s pretty much all we get. Phah!

Jews represent 0.2% of the world’s population. Approximately 14 million. Most of which live in Israel and America. The rest are all over the fucking place. There are 290,000 in the UK. Less than 5% of the population. There are 800,000 Hindus here, 3 million Muslims, and a few Christians. So we are not numerous.

Yet appear to be everywhere. Perhaps that’s the reason why anti-semitism never really goes away. It dies down for periods but it never disappears. Because Jews tend to punch above their weight. 2% of the world’s population have produced 20% of Nobel winners. Hollywood is full of Jews, most often behind the camera in one place or another. Writing, directing, producing, organising the ‘casting couch’…

Lots of Jews are successful in business. And then get involved in politics.

But none of that is reason for the Labour Party to become institutionally anti-semitic, as it appears to have done in the very short tenure of Jeremy Corbyn. Himself an outspoken ‘anti-Zionist’. And yes, you can indeed be an anti-Zionist and NOT an anti-semite, but you have to be careful and not let your guard slip. Because all Jews, to one extent or another, have a vested interest in Israel. Its where we could go when the next shit happens (see above).

Jews are lovely people. They don’t evangelise, they have no desire to take over the world, they only commit blue-collar crimes. They’re good at fraud. And they love peace and stability above all else.

So, without getting all Woody Allen about it, the nebachy Jew getting his glasses stamped on, a wonderful metaphor for the entire Jewish People, I would love to know exactly what problem Jeremy Corbyn and Ken Livingstone and all their gang have with my people? When they’re happy having lunch with misogynistic, homophobic, undemocratic mass murderers on a regular basis.

Shabbat Shalom

A xxxx