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Jewish Labour Movement disavow party's Peterborough election candidate over anti-semitism row
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 06, 2019 08:04pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 03, 2019 12:00pm |
| Description | Lisa Forbes was forced to apologise over the weekend after it emerged she had liked a Facebook post earlier this year which claimed Theresa May had a "Zionist Slave Masters agenda".
She also said she had "enjoyed" reading a thread which claimed Isis was created by the CIA and Mossad.
It was also discovered that Ms Forbes signed a letter calling on Labour bosses to reject the adoption of the International Holocaust Rememberance Alliance definition of anti-semitism.
Ms Forbes, who is battling to win the seat in Thursday's by-election after previous Labour MP Fiona Onasanya was forced out after being jailed for perverting the course of justice, vowed to "deepen her understanding" after the posts were uncovered by freelance reporter Iggy Ostanin
But in a major blow for the candidate, the Jewish Labour Movement vowed not to campaign for her as they accused her of "anti-Jewish racism".
On Sunday, JLM said they were "angry and disappointed - but not surprised" that Ms Forbes had been selected for the seat despite repeated warnings to Labour bosses to better vet their candidates. |
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