Galloway's election 'dark day for Jewish community', says Board of Deputies

 

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Galloway's election 'dark day for Jewish community', says Board of Deputies

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has described the election of George Galloway as “a dark day for the Jewish community”. In a statement it said:

 

George Galloway is a demagogue and conspiracy theorist, who has brought the politics of division and hate to every place he has ever stood for Parliament. His election is a dark day for the Jewish community in this country, and for British politics in general. We believe he should be shunned as a pariah by all parliamentarians.

 

And the Campaign Against Antisemitism has said:

 

Given his historic inflammatory rhetoric and the current situation faced by the Jewish community in this country, we are extremely concerned by how [Galloway] may use the platform of the House of Commons in the remaining months of this parliament.”

 

Galloway has campaigned on behalf of Palestinians for all his politcal life, but he strongly denies being antisemitic.

 

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