Israeli president praises UK rabbi in veiled swipe at Corbyn
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FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis gives a speech as he attends a Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony at Central Hall Westminster, in London. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has praised Britains chief rabbi and expressed support for an article he wrote this week that offered scathing criticism of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyns record on anti-Semitism. Rivlin met with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in London on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, file)FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 file photo, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a consultation meeting with the Likud party, in Jerusalem. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has praised Britains chief rabbi and expressed support for an article he wrote this week that offered scathing criticism of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyns record on anti-Semitism. Rivlin met with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in London on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/Pool via AP, file)
FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 27, 2015 file photo, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis gives a speech as he attends a Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony at Central Hall Westminster, in London. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has praised Britains chief rabbi and expressed support for an article he wrote this week that offered scathing criticism of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyns record on anti-Semitism. Rivlin met with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in London on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, file)
