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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
On 15 August 2018, the Daily Mail published an article stating that, prior to becoming Labour Party Leader , Corbyn had been present at a 2014 wreath-laying at a cemetery which contained the graves of many Palestinian activists including Salah Khalaf and Atef Bseiso , both of whom were alleged members of the Black September Organization and were allegedly behind the Munich massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics . Corbyn and Conservative peer Baron Sheikh had been in Tunisia to attend the International Conference on Monitoring the Palestinian Political and Legal Situation in the Light of Israeli Aggression. During that visit to Tunisia, Corbyn had also attended a commemorative ceremony for victims of the 1985 Israeli air strikes on the PLO headquarters, strikes that had been widely condemned at the time, including by the U.S. The initial ceremony had been held at a statue erected in memory of the victims, before moving to a cemetery containing most of the graves of those killed during the air strikes. The cemetery also contained the graves of Khalaf and Bseiso. At the cemetery, Corbyn was photographed laying a wreath in an area that was near to both a memorial for the air strikes and the two graves. The controversy is considered to be part of a wider series of issues relating to allegations of antisemitism in the Labour party and Corbyn's personal position on the Middle East, which have escalated since Corbyn became a front-runner for Labour Party leader in August 2015. "Tory peer admits he was also at Palestinian conference at centre of Jeremy Corbyn's wreath-laying controversy" .
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Political positions Democratic socialism Nationalisation Electoral history MP for Islington North CND AAM StWC Backbencher Socialist Campaign Group Islington 2024 election Leader of the Opposition and Labour Party (2015–2020) Leadership 2015 election campaign Shadow Cabinet 2016 mass resignations 2016 re-election Antisemitism in the Labour Party Antisemitism report Corbynmania Economic Advisory Committee Elections 2016 local elections 2017 local elections 2017 general election 2018 local elections 2019 local elections 2019 European elections 2019 general election Cultural depictions Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics Comrade Corbyn: A Very Unlikely Coup Oh Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero Dangerous Hero Personal life Honours and awards v t e On 15 August 2018, a British political controversy was initiated when the Daily Mail claimed that, prior to becoming Labour Party Leader , Jeremy Corbyn had been present at a 2014 wreath-laying at a cemetery which contained the graves of many Palestinian activists including Salah Khalaf and Atef Bseiso , both of whom were alleged members of the Black September Organization and were allegedly behind the Munich massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics . Khalaf admitted in his memoir that he hand picked two of the gunmen for the Munich Massacre and provided weapons and grenades during the attack. The wreath-laying took place during a commemorative ceremony for victims of the 1985 Israeli air strikes on the PLO headquarters in Tunis , Tunisia, which had been widely condemned at the time, including by the U.S. Corbyn and the Conservative peer Baron Sheikh had been in Tunisia to attend the International Conference on Monitoring the Palestinian Political and Legal Situation in the Light of Israeli Aggression. The controversy was considered to be part of a wider series of issues relating to claims of antisemitism in the Labour party and Corbyn's personal position on the Middle East, which have escalated since Corbyn became a front-runner for Labour Party leader in August 2015. "Tory peer admits he was also at Palestinian conference at centre of Jeremy Corbyn's wreath-laying controversy" .
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photographed laying a wreath in an area that was near to both a memorial for the air strikes and the two graves
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