Labour Reinstates Naz Shah After Suspension Over anti-Israel Remark
Shah, suspended two months ago after supporting the relocation of Israel to the United States, has since apologized for her post on social media.
REUTERS - Lawmaker Naz Shah, suspended by Britain's main opposition Labour party over online posts about Israel, has been reinstated, a local party spokesman said on Tuesday.
- U.K. Labour suspends MP Naz Shah for anti-Israel social media posts
- U.K. Labour MP Naz Shah: I was ignorant about Judaism
- The British left can’t tackle anti-Semitism if it doesn’t understand it
Shah, 42, was suspended two months ago after sharing a post on social media which supported the relocation of Israel to the United States.
The party spokesman gave no reasons for Shah's reinstatement. "We're simply confirming she has been reinstated," he said. Before being barred, Shah apologized in parliament for her remark.
Labour has faced criticism for alleged anti-Semitism in its ranks. Former London mayor Ken Livingstone was also suspended for saying Hitler had supported Zionism "before he went mad and ended up killing 6 million Jews".
Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gave evidence to lawmakers regarding an inquiry into anti-Semitism in the party on Monday in which he criticized Livingstone for his comments.