Jewish UKIP candidate mouths ‘terrorist sympathiser’ during Corbyn victory speech
UKIP hopeful Keith Fraser taunted the Labour leader at the start of a remarkable night for Jeremy Corbyn's party
Jack Mendel is the former Online Editor at the Jewish News.
The Jewish UKIP candidate standing against Jeremy Corbyn taunted the Labour leader during his election victory speech, calling him a ‘terrorist sympathiser.’
Keith Fraser received just 413 votes on Thursday night, and was caught mouthing the insult after Corbyn romped home to win his seat with more than 40,000 votes.
Apparently unaware of the insult being mimed by the right-wing politician behind him, the Labour leader continued to deliver his speech, at the start of a remarkable night for the party in which they picked up over 260 seats.
Fraser, who used to be a member of the Conservative Party, finished fifth in the North London constituency, marginally ahead of Jewish Labour donor Michael Foster. He stood against Corbyn after predicting the party would be facing “annihilation” on June 8 because the “blinkered” leader lacks the attributes required to win.
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of having links to terror groups, after introducing members of Hezbollah and Hamas as ‘friends’ during a parliamentary meeting in 2009. Corbyn has also been criticised for holding meetings with political representatives of the IRA at the height of the Troubles, just weeks after the terror group bombed a hotel in Brighton, killing five people.
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
