Follow this link for Mark Gardner’s explanation of the “Livingstone Formulation” in Parliament [30s video clip]
The Livingstone Formulation is a means of refusing to engage with an accusation of antisemitism by responding to it with a counter-accusation that the accuser is crying wolf; that they are mobilizing Jewish victimhood in a bad faith effort to silence criticism of Israel. This way serious discussion of antisemitism is avoided.
Read more here by following this link to an explanation and examples of the Livingstone Formulation.
Ken Livingstone (2006):
“For far too long the accusation of antisemitism has been used against anyone who is critical of the policies of the Israeli government, as I have been.”
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