It’s controversial by definition. It’s sewing controversy. In the party, in the media, and in the broader public. To pretend otherwise is to live in a world without facts.

And I don’t know what you’re on about regarding my “treats”. You and I share the same goal: liberation of the Palestinian people, but while you’re content to derail any progress we might have made on that front in an effort to “cleanse” the party, I’d rather we find a way to do something for them. Nice use of the word “cleanse” there, very inclusive. I’m sure the people who still associate Zionism with Judaism and fear another Holocaust would absolutely love to be part of a party with people using that sort of language.

This isn’t a conversation that’s going to be productive (much like every other conversation around this over the next 6-12 months) so I’m tapping out. You should come back to this in a year though and ask yourself just what this stunt has wrought and how we might have better served Palestine with that time if only we hadn’t been obsessed with tightening the noose of virtue around each other.