Jeremy Corbyn’s brand is slipping. Yesterday, supporters of his Peace and Justice movement joined a much larger demo in London organised by the People’s Assembly. About a thousand protestors showed up for an event where the dominant theme was Palestine. When the marchers arrived at Parliament Square they were led by a shrill gang of teenagers from a sixth form college who waved Palestinian flags and belted out a rhyming couplet.
‘One. Two. Three. Four. Occupation, no more. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Israel is a terrorist state.’
In Corbyn’s heyday he topped the bill wherever he went and he was free to speak for as long as he wished. Yesterday, he got three minutes
With them were two orthodox Jews from the Neturei Karta sect. Each wore a ceremonial fur hat, (the shtreimel) in recognition of the sabbath. From their shoulders hung bandanas in the Palestinian colours.
Numerous causes competed for attention.
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