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Corbin vs. Johnson: The Battle of Britain | Israel today

2019-12-12T00:31:57.148Z


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UK citizens vote in another election round - for the second time in two and a half years • Concern in Jewish community over Labor leader victory and rise in anti-Semitism

  • Conservative leader vs. Labor leader // Photos: Reuters

Barracks vs. Revolution, Johnson vs. Corbin: The choice today for voters in the United Kingdom could not be clearer and more complicated - between two troubles, between two unpopular and unreliable leaders, between evil in its minority and absolute evil.

More than the vote is for a party, prime minister or idea and way, it's a vote against. And this is probably the main reason why it is difficult to feel in the streets of London that the country faces the end of a system of choice that could doom the fate of Britain in future generations: without the EU or, nevertheless, raising or banishing the radical left, legitimizing anti-Semitism or punishing its antecedents.

Photo by Eldad Beck

The election campaign was lethargic, boring and full of gory slogans between parties, which made it difficult to persuade voters that they were worthy to be prime ministers and able to march Britain out of the barracks' impasse without causing further suffering to the population.

Outside London is not covered by election banners, party activists do not stand at the intersections of roads and distribute propaganda material, no stickers and no heated political debates in pubs. The British are tired of the deadlock that has been going on for three years, but are worried about deciding here or here that it will bring with them an uncertain future and possible deterioration in their very bad situation anyway. So, Johnson's simple message - give me the majority so we can finish the barking already, not really caught on. It may have sounded more convincing to another leader, but the others were not chosen to lead the Conservatives.

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A final election poll published last night on YouGov's website indicated that the gap for the Conservative party - maintained throughout the election campaign - has narrowed significantly, and a Johnson-led government will have a majority of only 28 delegates, compared to a majority of the 68 predicted by the previous sample earlier this month. This sample was the closest to predicting the results of previous elections in 2017, ending with a conservative minority government. The sample editors made it clear that their margin of error indicates a repeat of the script two years ago: a government that is incapable.

Concern in Jewish community over Corbin's victory // Photo: GettyImages

Leaders of two major parties, concerned Johnson and encouraging Corbin, have concentrated their persuasion efforts in recent days on swinging electoral districts, where their parties can change voting tendencies thanks to "tactical voting," meaning moving from one party to another to block or rival Promote an important issue. Johnson focused his efforts on Labor constituencies voting for the EU departure, and warned Labor voting would cause further delays in implementing the Barcasite, and possibly even repealing it - if Corbyn came to power. Corbin, for his part, continued to attack Johnson for the deterioration of public service systems and infrastructure under conservative rule.

In the role of the milkman

Simulated hysteria or real anxiety? Boris Johnson started the last day of Britain's most fateful election in the last few decades, sounding an unequivocal warning. "The situation could not be more critical, more closely," he warned, between distributing milk bottles to ordinary citizens and moving from one constituency to another, baking cakes and London's mass rally. "I tell everyone: the very real danger that we will again have a 'suspended parliament', which means more delays, more paralysis, not to mention Corbin's devastating economic plans."

Johnson: "The situation couldn't be more tight" // Photo: GettyImages

His opponent, Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has been busy freaking out his own public appearances in the last hours before the polls open, is also busy in the war recruiting every possible voter. Reducing the gap between Conservatives and Labor in recent polls gives Labor hope that this time they are closer than ever to not only overthrowing the Conservative government, but to bring a "real change" of socialism to Britain. "Our society has never been as divided as it is now," Corbyn argued to his fans. "We will not allow conservatives to return to power and cause further despair. I am determined to close until the polls cast everyone to vote, hoping they will vote for Labor. We offer hope in the economy. And creating new jobs through the Green Revolution we are planning. "

The Jewish point

Members of the British Jewish community are also anxiously watching for uncertainty about the outcome of the election today. Despite the rise in anti-Semitism in the political and public arenas since Corbyn's rise to the leadership of the Labor Party, there has been no significant increase in immigration from the United Kingdom to Israel. From January to October 2019, 507 immigrants from the UK immigrated, up from 468 in the same period last year.

On the other hand, at the offices of the Zionist Organization in London, there is a growing interest in Hebrew studies and the opening of new studio classes throughout the United Kingdom. "People are not in a hurry to leave," says Histadrut representative Yitzhak Sonshain, "but more people today are taking the option of immigration to Israel. In the election. "

Israeli supporters protested outside Corbyn's election yesterday. They carried signs "British Jews say no" and "Never to Corbin". About twenty people, some not Jews, said: "We came here to show Corbin that he couldn't do what he wanted." Protesters were immediately surrounded by Corbyn supporters, many of them of Arab origin, who shouted at them: "Palestine will be released from the river into the sea."

Source: israelhayom

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