“Never forget WhatsApp is Zionist backed so all we do and say is monitored and can leave us vulnerable to be exploited later.”
In another post from 2014, he shared an image from an anti-Israel demonstration with a Star of David flag and the words “Genocide, Apartheid, Holocaust”.
He also showed a picture of a caricature of a Jewish man licking a melting ice lolly that had the colours of the Palestinian flag.
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl said: "It is utterly inexcusable to share a hideously antisemitic cartoon of a hook-nosed, bloodthirsty Jew or to rant about people using 'Zionist' websites and apps such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp."
Mr Rafiq suggested he had been hacked, writing on Facebook: ""I am looking into this to prove my position on this and am working with the Lib Dem party. To sort this out. I HAVE BEEN HACK!"
