Nuj Investigating Board Member Over Tweets Suggesting Jews Have Unnatural Blood

By Gabriel Princewill-

The National Union of Journalists is investigating a member of its governing body, after she tweeted that a number of prominent Jewish politicians don’t have “human blood”.

The misconduct highlighted to The Eye Of Media.Com this evening, is an embarrassment to the National Union Of Journalists who fundamentally espouse equitable principles of treatment. However, NUJ bosses have been quick to clarify that the shameful tweet should not be treated as a reflection of the Union’s principles. It was sent from a personal twitter account but this does not eliminate the shame it heaps on a union that has striven hard for years to fosters principles of fairness and equal treatment.

Arjum Wajid ironically describes herself on Twitter as believing “in equality of all human beings,”  but her tweet has been construed to be tantamount to the view that Jews  innately have none human blood, although she did not explicitly state so.  Wajid was  tweeting about Ruth Smeeth and Louise Ellman, two Jewish Labour MPs, and Adam Langleben, a Jewish former Labour Barnet councillor.

Wajid was responding to a tweet from Tony Greenstein- an anti-Zionist- expelled from the Labour party in 2017. Ms Wajid tweeted “Do you really believe the likes of Adam Langeleben, Ruth Smeeth and Louise Ellman have a conscience? “Don’t know what runs through their veins, not human blood. Their hearts and brains totally devoid of humanity and eyes blind to truth. No creatures in Abraham’s universe.”

The tweet was subsequently deleted following uproar about it , and a flood of complaints.

An NUJ spokesperson told the Eye Of Media.Com: “This is a personal twitter account that in no way reflects the views or policy positions of the NUJ. We have received a number of complaints that will be followed up in accordance with our rule book.” When pressed as to whether Ms Wajid will remain on the board whilst the investigation is undertaken, the spokesperson declined to specify, but re-iterated the Union’s stance of following its due process according to the rule book.

The longstanding political feud between Israel and Palestine has become so emotive for many commentators and politicians; so much that too often high placed professionals are unable to curb the expression of their strongly entrenched views on the matter. Ms Wajid once retweeted  what can be perceived as a strongly worded anti-Israeli view.

The tweet read: “The only thing we can compare Zionist Israel to in today’s world is Zionist Israel, nothing and no one can compare to this evil sense the dawn of mankind!” Comments like this are piercing, but for many, it is a thin line between being able to express their views and uttering remarks than can reasonably be deemed to be anti-Semitic.

Reference has also been made to Wajid’s response to comments made by Labour’s Deputy leader, Tom Watson to the UK Observer last week , in which he stated that Labour would face “eternal shame” if it did not deal with antisemitism in the party. Ms Wajid tweeted response will also form part of the NUJ’s internal investigation. Wajid said : “Labour faces ‘eternal shame’ over having a dishonest, disloyal dishonourable person for a deputy leader.

“By the way DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT RECEIVE £50,000 from FRIENDS of #Israel??

“MUST SAY TO SELL YOUR INTEGRITY? YOU ARE CHEAP TOm1!”

Further reference has been made to her  response to Guardian journalist Owen Jones in which he stated: the BBC “did as they were told” after changing a headline in response to a protest from Israel’s Foreign Ministry and the Board of Deputies, Ms Wajid tweeted: “Shameful but not surprising.

“@BBCNews has been appeasing #ApartheidIsrael for years. Any attempt of ‘balanced’/truthful reporting on Israeli aggression results in the Israeli lobby bombarding its switchboard with shouts of unfair coverage & they chicken out.”

The corridors of the National Union Of Journalists in Kings Cross, London is bound to be tense this weeks as various board  members are faced with the pressure of either  showing their cards of loyalty to Ms Wajid, or interpreting the rule book in a manner that clearly finds he guilty, with the inevitable repercussion of losing her seat on the board.