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Lib Dems say sorry over anti-Israel post

July 3, 2014 12:09

By

Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

The Liberal Democrat Party has apologised after its Friends of Palestine group again posted antisemitic material on Facebook.

The group linked to a piece by antisemitic Israeli musician Gilad Atzmon which claimed "the time is ripe to cleanse British public life of Zionists and Jerusalemites".

Mr Atzmon's article referred to Ed Miliband's speech to Labour Friends of Israel last month.

He wrote: "Ed Miliband affirms his deep Zionist affiliation… He would have been better suited for a position as a local rabbi or a part-time job as an Israeli consular."

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