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British Jewish lawmaker apologizes for ‘Jews again’ remark

A British lawmaker has apologized for insulting a fellow Jewish lawmaker and Labor Party member during a debate in the House of Commons. During a debate Wednesday on plans to change the law of universal jurisdiction, Gerald Kaufman turned to a lawmaker sitting next to him and said, \”Here we are, the Jews again,\” as pro-Israel lawmaker Louise Ellman rose to refute a claim by the Labor Party\’s Ann Clwyd that the lawmakers were trying to change the law — making it more difficult to issue an arrest warrant against a suspected international war criminal — to appease the Israeli government.

Norwegian lawmaker denies Holocaust

Members of a Norwegian lawmaker\’s own party have called for his resignation after he publicly denied the Holocaust. Labor Party lawmaker Anders Mathisen reportedly told the Finnmarken newspaper that the Holocaust never happened and challenged readers to prove him wrong. “There is no evidence the gas chambers or mass graves existed,\” he told the newspaper, according to reports. \”Even reputable Holocaust historians have admitted it cannot be established.”

Irish Cabinet swears in lone Jewish lawmaker

Ireland\’s only Jewish member of parliament was appointed to the country\’s Cabinet as the new government was sworn in. Alan Shatter was sworn in Wednesday as justice minister in a coalition of his center-right Fine Gael Party and the liberal Labor Party. He represents Dublin South, where most of Ireland\’s Jews live.

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