(Times of Israel) Robert Philpot - Britain's Labour party on Monday called for a future government led by Jeremy Corbyn to back a boycott of Israeli settlement goods and vowed to reject trade agreements with the Jewish state which "fail to recognize the rights of the Palestinians." The party also appeared to endorse a Palestinian "right to return" and reaffirmed its opposition to British arms sales to Israel. The anti-Israel motion was passed nearly unanimously as Palestinian flags were unfurled amid chants of "Free Palestine." Labour Friends of Israel director Jennifer Gerber called the result "another dark day in the history of the Labour party. Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party is the home for anti-Jewish racists and Israel haters....With Corbyn now uniquely singling out the world's only Jewish state for boycotts, it's no wonder the Jewish community fears the prospect of him becoming prime minister."
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