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| Cameron urges Labour to suspend MP over Israel post | Cameron urges Labour to suspend MP over Israel post |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Labour to suspend an MP over comments about Israel. | Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Labour to suspend an MP over comments about Israel. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn personally warned Naz Shah about the "offensive and unacceptable" posts on Facebook. | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn personally warned Naz Shah about the "offensive and unacceptable" posts on Facebook. |
| But Mr Cameron said it was "quite extraordinary" that Labour had not withdrawn the whip from her over what he suggested were "racist" comments. | But Mr Cameron said it was "quite extraordinary" that Labour had not withdrawn the whip from her over what he suggested were "racist" comments. |
| In a statement to MPs, Ms Shah offered a "profound apology" for suggesting Israel should be moved to America. | In a statement to MPs, Ms Shah offered a "profound apology" for suggesting Israel should be moved to America. |
| She said: "Anti-Semitism is racism, full stop. As an MP I will do everything in my power to build relationships between Muslims, Jews and people of different faiths and none." | She said: "Anti-Semitism is racism, full stop. As an MP I will do everything in my power to build relationships between Muslims, Jews and people of different faiths and none." |
| 'Fulsome apology' | 'Fulsome apology' |
| She has quit her job as as an unpaid aide to shadow chancellor John McDonnell over the remarks, made before she became MP for Bradford West. | She has quit her job as as an unpaid aide to shadow chancellor John McDonnell over the remarks, made before she became MP for Bradford West. |
| Mr McDonnell said she had "done the right thing" in quitting and there was "now a formal process for the party to consider the matter". | Mr McDonnell said she had "done the right thing" in quitting and there was "now a formal process for the party to consider the matter". |
| Mr Corbyn, who is under pressure to deal with allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, issued a statement about Ms Shah minutes before Prime Minister's Questions. | Mr Corbyn, who is under pressure to deal with allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, issued a statement about Ms Shah minutes before Prime Minister's Questions. |
| He said: "What Naz Shah did was offensive and unacceptable. I have spoken to her and made this clear. | He said: "What Naz Shah did was offensive and unacceptable. I have spoken to her and made this clear. |
| "These are historic social media posts made before she was a member of parliament. Naz has issued a fulsome apology. | "These are historic social media posts made before she was a member of parliament. Naz has issued a fulsome apology. |
| "She does not hold these views and accepts she was completely wrong to have made these posts. The Labour Party is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism and all forms of racism." | "She does not hold these views and accepts she was completely wrong to have made these posts. The Labour Party is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism and all forms of racism." |
| But Mr Cameron stepped up the pressure on the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions, saying: "Anti-Semitism is effectively racism and we should call it out and fight it wherever we see it. | But Mr Cameron stepped up the pressure on the Labour leader at Prime Minister's Questions, saying: "Anti-Semitism is effectively racism and we should call it out and fight it wherever we see it. |
| "And the fact that, frankly, we have a Labour Member of Parliament, with the Labour whip, who made remarks about the transportation of Israel to America, and talked about a 'solution,' and is still in receipt of the Labour whip is quite extraordinary." | "And the fact that, frankly, we have a Labour Member of Parliament, with the Labour whip, who made remarks about the transportation of Israel to America, and talked about a 'solution,' and is still in receipt of the Labour whip is quite extraordinary." |
| Labour MP Lisa Nandy backed calls for Ms Shah to be suspended from the party, "pending an investigation". | Labour MP Lisa Nandy backed calls for Ms Shah to be suspended from the party, "pending an investigation". |
| Ms Nandy said she had told the leader's office that procedures must be applied "without exception". | Ms Nandy said she had told the leader's office that procedures must be applied "without exception". |
| She told BBC2's Daily Politics: "I made clear my view to the leader's office that we should suspend anybody who makes anti-Semitic remarks, in line with our policy, and investigate. | She told BBC2's Daily Politics: "I made clear my view to the leader's office that we should suspend anybody who makes anti-Semitic remarks, in line with our policy, and investigate. |
| "It is right that we look at the circumstances around what has happened. But I think our policy is absolutely clear that we suspend people and then investigate. | "It is right that we look at the circumstances around what has happened. But I think our policy is absolutely clear that we suspend people and then investigate. |
| "There is a real problem for the Labour Party if we don't look like we are taking these things seriously. But this is not just about the impact on the Labour Party, there is also the question here about what is the right thing to do." | "There is a real problem for the Labour Party if we don't look like we are taking these things seriously. But this is not just about the impact on the Labour Party, there is also the question here about what is the right thing to do." |
| 'Simply appalling' | 'Simply appalling' |
| In a Facebook post in 2014, Ms Shah shared a graphic showing an image of Israel's outline superimposed on a map of the US under the headline "Solution for Israel-Palestine conflict - relocate Israel into United States", with the comment "problem solved". | In a Facebook post in 2014, Ms Shah shared a graphic showing an image of Israel's outline superimposed on a map of the US under the headline "Solution for Israel-Palestine conflict - relocate Israel into United States", with the comment "problem solved". |
| The post suggested the US has "plenty of land" to accommodate Israel as a 51st state, allowing Palestinians to "get their life and their land back". | The post suggested the US has "plenty of land" to accommodate Israel as a 51st state, allowing Palestinians to "get their life and their land back". |
| It added Israeli people would be welcome and safe in the US, while the "transportation cost" would be less than three years' worth of Washington's support for Israeli defence spending. | It added Israeli people would be welcome and safe in the US, while the "transportation cost" would be less than three years' worth of Washington's support for Israeli defence spending. |
| Ms Shah added a note suggesting the plan might "save them some pocket money". | Ms Shah added a note suggesting the plan might "save them some pocket money". |
| The post was brought to light by the Guido Fawkes website, which also highlighted a post in which she appeared to liken Israeli policies to those of Hitler. | The post was brought to light by the Guido Fawkes website, which also highlighted a post in which she appeared to liken Israeli policies to those of Hitler. |
| In a statement, the MP said: "I made these posts at the height of the Gaza conflict in 2014, when emotions were running high around the Middle East conflict. | In a statement, the MP said: "I made these posts at the height of the Gaza conflict in 2014, when emotions were running high around the Middle East conflict. |
| "But that is no excuse for the offence I have given, for which I unreservedly apologise." | "But that is no excuse for the offence I have given, for which I unreservedly apologise." |
| She set out a more detailed apology in an article for Jewish News. | She set out a more detailed apology in an article for Jewish News. |
| "The language I used was wrong," she wrote. | "The language I used was wrong," she wrote. |
| "It is hurtful. What's important is the impact these posts have had on other people. I understand that referring to Israel and Hitler as I did is deeply offensive to Jewish people for which I apologise." | "It is hurtful. What's important is the impact these posts have had on other people. I understand that referring to Israel and Hitler as I did is deeply offensive to Jewish people for which I apologise." |
| The Board of Deputies of British Jews said the comments were "simply appalling", calling for an urgent meeting "for clarification of her views on Israel and the UK Jewish community". | The Board of Deputies of British Jews said the comments were "simply appalling", calling for an urgent meeting "for clarification of her views on Israel and the UK Jewish community". |