Labour suspends Livingstone for saying Hitler backed Zionism

2016. április 28 21:06

Labour suspends Livingstone for saying Hitler backed Zionism

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 28 April 2016
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‘Hitler supported Zionism’: Labour suspends former London mayor ‘for bringing party into disrepute’

British Labour Party politician Ken Livingstone was suspended by his party after alleging a “well-orchestrated campaign by the Israel lobby to smear anybody who criticizes Israel.”
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