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who did not question whether or not the Holocaust happened but defended, as free speech, the right to question it: a position entirely consistent with the US constitution, for example
you may have a 'right' to question the holocaust, doesn't mean you should. Ken Loach does this as well. It's insidious.
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/245953/this-anti-semitic-bbc-interview-perfectly-illustrates-britains-left-wing-anti-semitism-problemI take your point that these were fringe meetings and we don't know the membership status of those involved. I think it's still a problem.
William.
I'm glad you highlighted that particular passage.
There were calls for some Jewish groups to be excluded from the party
How many calls? from who? what response to those calls were there? Clicking the links in that article take you to the Mail and the Express. A bit more Googling suggests it was one call, by one man whose membership of the party is not clear.
A motion to question the truth of the Holocaust was proposed.
A motion? It was a fringe meeting, not the main conference, what 'motion' could that be? Who proposed it, did anyone second it, what discussion was had? Looking in to it, it was, again, one man, the son of an Israeli general, now living in the US, who did not question whether or not the Holocaust happened but defended, as free speech, the right to question it: a position entirely consistent with the US constitution, for example. He does not appear to be a Labour party member either. He compared Israel to Apartheid South Africa; a comparison also made by that well known anti-semite lefty, ex-President Jimmy Carter.
It's not, on any level, a great piece by Jacobson. It's hilarious that you chose to quote the passage that best shows why.