Corbyn under fire for anti-Semitism among Labour

The leader of the opposition British Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, came under increasing criticism today for the way he treats alleged anti-Semitism in his party.

Criticism escalated today following media allegations that members of Labor-supporting groups were making numerous anti-Semitic comments on Facebook. The Sunday Times reported that some well-known members of the Labor Party are members of Facebook groups that post anti-Semitic and violent comments.

Labor denies that the groups are in any way connected to the party.

Corbyn's leadership of the party was also criticized by the long-time Labor activist and their major donor, David Jarrard, who told the Observer newspaper that he was leaving the party because it had not successfully opposed anti-Semitism.

Jarrard said that he watched "with astonishment" how the party's leadership behaved in the last two years and that he "believes that it supported and encouraged the most openly anti-Semitic actions".

Accusations of anti-Semitism among Labor have increased since Corbyn, a longtime critic of Israel's actions against the Palestinians, was elected party leader in 2015.

He says, however, that the party has "zero tolerance" for anti-Semitism, but leading Jewish groups accuse him of not taking action against party members who are prejudiced against Jews.