The “illegality of attacking Jews” is disputed today in a letter by Sir Oswald Mosley, British Fascist leader, to Sir John Simon, Home Secretary, who has issued orders for energetic police action to stamp out Fascist intimidation of Jews.
“Any suggestion that Jews alone are immune from criticism,” Sir Oswald writes, “provides the strongest justification for the Fascists’ complaint against Jewry.”
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