Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour Muslim group headed by activist who claimed ‘Israel has no right to exist’
Ali Miliani posted pictures of himself with the leftie leader and John McDonnell in Parliament despite being accused of anti-Semitism
JEREMY Corbyn was on hand to help launch the new Labour Muslim Network last night - but the group is headed by an activist who claimed “Israel has no right to exist”.
Ali Miliani has previously had to apologise after suggesting Jewish people were "stingy" and said Israel is “a land built on ethnic cleansing”.
The vice president of the National Union of Students posted on Twitter pictures of himself with Mr Corbyn in Parliament last night, along with the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Labour MPs Dawn Butler and Rupa Huq.
The new group advertises itself as “an inclusive organisation supporting British Muslims' engagement in the political process and with Labour, based on our shared values of social justice and equality”.
A host of other MPs were in attendance, including Karen Lee, Kate Green, Karen Buck, Naz Shah, Tam Dhesi, Afzal Khan and Wes Streeting.
But Mr Milani, whilst a student at Brunel University, posted a tweet which read: “Nah u won’t mate it will cost you a pound #jew.”
It was revealed earlier this year as he ran for his NUS role that he had also sent a message stating that “Israel has no right to exist”.
He also said: “Israel is a land built on ethnic cleansing and colonialism.
“Oppression is something your people should know about.”
And he also responded to a tweet by Piers Morgan by calling him “a Zionist”.
MOST READ IN POLITICS:
After facing uproar from other students he told the university news site: “I have apologised unreservedly for these comments before and I do so again.
“They do not reflect how I see the world today.
“These tweets are from an incredibly long time ago – when I was 16 to 17 years old. It’s unacceptable, I know that now. Education taught me that.”