Luton Labour councillor suspended over Hitler tweet

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A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party over anti-Semitic comments on her Twitter account.

A message on Luton councillor Aysegul Gurbuz's Twitter feed claimed Hitler was the "greatest man in history".

Another tweet on Ms Gurbaz's account suggested Iran could develop a nuclear weapon to "wipe Israel off the map".

There have been recent concerns about extensive anti-Semitism within Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party.


Luton Labour councillor suspended over Hitler tweet

BBC News
10 April 2016


Aysegul Gurbuz was elected in May 2015 to represent the High Town ward on Luton Borough Council

A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party over anti-Semitic comments on her Twitter account.

A message on Luton councillor Aysegul Gurbuz's Twitter feed claimed Hitler was the "greatest man in history".

Another tweet on Ms Gurbaz's account suggested Iran could develop a nuclear weapon to "wipe Israel off the map".

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said anyone who makes anti-Semitic remarks is "auto-excluded from the party" pending an inquiry.

The BBC has contacted the councillor for comment.

'Shocked'



Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

The Labour Party has confirmed she has been suspended pending an investigation.

Speaking to the Andrew Marr Show, Mr Corbyn said: "Anti-Semitism is absolutely abhorrent and wrong.

"We have suspended, we will suspend, any member that behaves in that way."

The tweets in question were made before Ms Gurbuz was elected to Luton Borough Council in May 2015.

A spokesman for the council said: "While these comments appear to pre-date her time as a councillor, the council is shocked by these comments.

"This matter will be referred as a matter of urgency to the council's independent standards committee to allow a full investigation to take place."

On Thursday, Mr Corbyn was criticised by a Jewish leader for not taking anti-Semitism seriously enough.


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Ah, free speech is only for the free
funny;
Ford and ibm, and other nazi supporting corporations are still in biddness
not to mention those neonazis recently installed in Ukraine...
according to Haaretz:
"Jewish Leaders in Crimea Back Ukrainian Government"
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/news/.premium-1.577735
They claim she teeted something about wiping Isral of the map
also no quoted tweets...why not?
The last time we went through this Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map thing turned out it was never even said at all...
"Israel: “Wiped off The Map”. The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran"
http://www.globalresearch.ca/israel...media-to-justify-an-all-out-war-on-iran/21188

More from the beeb:
"After Labour MP Louise Ellman said more needed to be done and that cracking down on such behaviour was "not just about words", Mr Corbyn's brother Piers tweeted saying this was "rubbish".
He added: "All #Corbyns are committed #AntiNazi. #Zionists cant cope with anyone supporting rights for #Palestine".
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35987239
 
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