British-Nigerian MP Kate Osamor has been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party following her contentious remarks accusing Israel of genocide on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.
In her weekly newsletter, Osamor suggested that Gaza should be included in the list of ‘recent genocides,’ alongside the Holocaust and other atrocities in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia.
Osamor’s statement drew criticism from various quarters, including the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Labour Movement, and the Holocaust Educational Trust.
In a post on X platform, she shared a photo of herself signing the Holocaust Education Trust’s commemoration book in Westminster, juxtaposing the Holocaust with what she termed as the more recent genocides.
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She articulated, “Tomorrow is Holocaust Memorial Day, an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of other people murdered under Nazi persecution of other groups and more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and now Gaza.”
Responding to the controversy, a Labour source informed MailOnline that the Chief Whip has suspended Osamor from the Parliamentary Labour Party pending an investigation.