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Diane Abbott calls IDF the ‘Jewish Defence Forces’ in deleted ‘Gaza genocide’ tweet
- British MP Diane Abbott posted and later deleted a tweet referring to the Israeli Defense Forces as the 'Jewish Defence Forces', accusing them of killing Palestinians in Gaza.
- The post cited a decades-old quote about a 2001 Gaza incident, which triggered broad political backlash amid ongoing concerns about antisemitism within Labour.
- Abbott, who has represented Hackney North and Stoke Newington in Parliament for several decades, issued a public apology and expressed her remorse again during subsequent interviews following the controversy.
- Labour colleagues, including MP David Taylor, condemned the language as fueling antisemitism, while Labour Against Antisemitism spokesperson Fiona Sharpe called on party leadership to question Abbott’s fitness as an MP.
- The incident renewed calls for action against Abbott, highlighting tensions over antisemitism allegations in Labour and concerns about the impact on Jewish communities in her constituency.
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The TelegraphDiane Abbott brands IDF the ‘Jewish Defence Force’
The Labour Party is facing calls to once again remove Diane Abbott’s whip after the MP accused the “Jewish Defence Force” of murdering Palestinians. In a now deleted post on X, the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington said: “Beyond horrific that the Jewish Defence Force is gunning down Palestinians as they queue for food #Gaza Genocide.” The Mother of the House had been responding on Tuesday morning to a quote from journalist Chris He…
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