With over 100,000 total cases of the disease and more than 9,000 deaths, after the United States and Italy, Spain ranks third in cases of COVID-19, and is second only to Italy in the number of fatalities.
American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed newly elected Labour Party head Keir Starrmer’s public apology to the British Jewish community for the failure to address rising antisemitism within the party’s ranks and in the United Kingdom.
Europe has been severely impacted by the coronavirus and Jewish communities across the continent have been profoundly affected. Many Jews have contracted the virus, while others have lost loved ones and felt the sting of the economic impact.
This AJC Advocacy Anywhere program features Lord John Mann, Independent Adviser to the UK Government on Antisemitism; Joan Ryan, Honorary President of Labour Friends of Israel and former Labour MP; and Ian Austin, Chair of Mainstream, the Campaign Against Extremism, and former Labour MP on the future of a post-Corbyn Labour Party and how to combat the rise of antisemitism in the UK.