The Jewish Chronicle reports:
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| Afzal Khan |
MPs and Jewish communal groups have called on Labour to take action against an MEP who compared Israel to the Nazis.
Afzal Khan made the comment during the Israeli military action in Gaza two years ago, it has emerged. He tweeted in August 2014: “The Israeli government are acting like Nazi’s in Gaza”.
Labour said yesterday that Mr Khan had been “reminded of his
responsibilities as a Labour representative”, but that he would face no
disciplinary action.
Conservative MPs Andrew Percy and Sir Eric Pickles had urged Labour
to suspend Mr Khan, who was appointed a CBE for his community and
interfaith work and is co-founder of The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater
Manchester. They described his comments as “deeply offensive”.
Joan Ryan MP, chair of Labour Friends of Israel, told the Telegraph:
“As the European Forum on Antisemitism has made clear, drawing
comparisons between contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is
totally unacceptable.”
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