But ironically the most offensive thing about Pompeo's speech is the weaponization of Britain's Jewish community to defeat Labour Party. ..…

I realised that the Left that had come of age during the struggle against Fascism was pro- Israel, that Israel was creating and about the revival of Jewish people, and it regarded Great Britain and Arab monarchies as the imperialists and the reactionaries of Middle East. ..…

The focus on Jews in Britain, though, somewhat undermines the force of the argument, since British Jewish communities, unlike those in many other places, were in fact almost exclusively urban, and were fairly narrowly occupied in finance, shopkeeping, and trade. ..…