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An impossible choice is facing many Labour members
HILARY WISE asks: should pro-Palestine activists wait for the 'knock on the door' from a party that's mired in division – or jump?

I AM probably typical of many people who joined the Labour Party after Jeremy Corbyn became leader. We dared to hope for an end to unbridled neoliberalism and a more principled approach to foreign policy.

The consequent upsurge in membership was responsible for the heavy blow dealt to the Tory majority in 2017.

For many, part of the attraction was that a government headed by Corbyn, who had shown support for oppressed groups throughout his political career, would take more seriously the concerns of those of us campaigning for the application of international law in Israel/Palestine.

It was perhaps predictable that his stance on both the economy and on Israel/Palestine would be seen as a major threat in some quarters.

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