Moshe Machover: The Anti Semitism smears in Labour are despicable

Moshé Machover (Hebrew: משה מחובר‎; born 1936) is a mathematician, philosopher, and socialist activist noted for his writings against Zionism. Born to a Jewish family in Tel Aviv, then part of the British Mandate of Palestine, Machover moved to Britain in 1968 where he became a naturalised citizen. He was a founder of Matzpen, the Israeli Socialist Organisation, in 1962.

In October 2017, Moshe Machover was expelled from the Labour Party on suspicion he was associated with the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee), in contravention of party rules. The expulsion came when an article he wrote for the CPGB (PCC)'s newspaper, the Weekly Worker was being investigated as, according to the party's head of disputes, it "appears to meet the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism". The Guardian subsequently published a letter of protest undersigned by 139 Labour Party members, including Sir Geoffrey Bindman dismissing the insinuation of anti-Semitism as 'personally offensive and politically dangerous. His expulsion was rescinded on 30 October.

Machover's son Daniel Machover is a solicitor in London, specialising in human and civil rights cases.

Machover is now part of a Labour group with the likes of Jackie Walker and Ken Loach called Labour against the Witch Hunt which is fighting Anti Semitism lies and smears against Pro Corbyn members from the right wing of the party.

Mr Machover who is Jewish himself has called the false Anti Semitism smears character assassination also personally and politically dangerous.