UK Suspends British-Nigerian Minister, Kate Osamor For Calling Israel’s Actions ‘Genocide’

A British-Nigerian Minister, MP Kate Osamor, has been suspended following her genocide comment against Israel on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Osamor, representing Edmonton, faced backlash for saying in her weekly newsletter that Gaza should be included in the list of ‘recent genocides’.

The MP for Edmonton in north London distributed the message to her party members, saying Holocaust Memorial Day should be observed, but other genocides should also be remembered – listing Gaza as one of them.

Osamor is due to meet party whips on Monday after issuing an apology over the message she sent on the eve of the day marking the murder of 6 million Jews during the Second World War.

The former shadow development secretary, who served in Jeremy Corbyn’s top team, shared a photograph of herself signing the Westminster remembrance book of the Holocaust Educational Trust.

Osamor later tweeted: “Holocaust Memorial Day is a day to remember the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust and the genocides that have occurred since. I apologise for any offence caused by my reference to the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Gaza as part of that period of remembrance.”

Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow business secretary, told Sky News that Osamor had met the chief whip to discuss her comments and was due to meet officials again this week.

“What is happening in Gaza is clearly a humanitarian catastrophe that is recognised,” he said. “But there are specific reasons why the Holocaust is considered as it is. It’s important on Holocaust Remembrance Day to remember that.

“And I understand Kate has apologised. There’s been a conversation with the chief whip. There’ll be further conversations next week, but of course, we take anything in this space extremely seriously.”

Asked if Osamor was likely to be disciplined, Reynolds added: “There will be those conversations, and I can tell you that they have already been scheduled for the week ahead. Of course, whenever we have a situation like this, we take it extremely seriously.”

Starmer has supported Israel’s “right to defend itself” in Gaza against Hamas, but more recently called for a sustainable ceasefire and hit out at the “intolerable” casualties.

His position has caused tensions within Labour. Many in the party have pressed him to be more critical of Israel’s military action, which has caused an estimated 24,000 deaths.

Momentum, the pressure group on the left of Labour, said it was an “outrageous decision [that] further damages Labour’s reputation for anti-racism under Keir Starmer and should be immediately reversed”.

Posted: at 30-01-2024 01:12 PM (4 months ago) | Addicted Hero

Discrimination and political manipulation. Saddam and others  had  committed' genocide' and other crimes against who i do not know, Yet  hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are being killed, maimed and displaced by a state yet no one dares call it its name, whoa, what a fractured world we live today. This is shameful

Posted: at 30-01-2024 05:27 PM (4 months ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 30-01-2024 06:40 PM (4 months ago) | Upcoming

Israel will perish soon!! They are a made-up country backed by evil!! no matter how evil think they are winning, they will always PERISH!!! 

Posted: at 30-01-2024 11:55 PM (4 months ago) | Grande Master