A complaint was made about the post shared by the prestonlabour prestoncouncil councillor on social media:
following his suspension – told the LDRS that he was unable to comment during the ongoing investigation. He has also been removed from his previous position as chair of the authority’s planning committee.
“Our people don’t want to be seen as Jewish. This is 2023 and we’re in Preston – so why not?” asked Rachel, who is part of the Jewish Representative Council. “There are debates around many topics – there are lots of arguments and we can disagree in civilised ways. In Preston, there is a big pro-Palestinan movement and you have to really find a balance between being pro-Palestinan and not being antisemitic – and there is a way of doing it,” Rachel added.
He added: “I do understand that, nationally, there have been increases in antisemitism, [so] obviously we do need to deepen the dialogue further and I’m sorry that you’re feeling that [way]. We’ll work even harder, listening to views about those fears and anxieties even more, and do what we can to build on the…work that we have done already.
In 2019, Cllr Brown and Cllr Bax were amongst a group of councillors nationwide to sign a letter supporting Mr. Corbyn after he was “personally subjected to accusations of racism and antisemitism”. Rachel also told councillors that the few dozen Jews living in the city are forced out of public life by being “bullied and shouted down”.
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