Britain’s Labour Party, which has been plagued by scandals of anti-Semitism under party leader Jeremy Corbyn, tweeted out a photo wishing Jews a “Happy Passover” that included a loaf of leavened bread in it.
Tablet’s Yair Rosenberg tweeted that the Labour Party account had deleted the graphic and replaced it with a different one:
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1119239926539796480
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1119241340041273344
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1119244242659020801
The Labour Party was roundly mocked for the graphic on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/zackbeauchamp/status/1119225333247430656
No joke: Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, which is so sincerely concerned for and tuned it to the Jewish community, tweeted out a Passover greeting with a loaf of bread. pic.twitter.com/ZkziBxxtJY
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 19, 2019
LoLabour. Every year at the Labour seder they fondly recall when the Jews were slaves https://t.co/TBnkJ1UumC
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) April 19, 2019
And a happy Jewish irony day to you too, @UKLabour! pic.twitter.com/w7e7umveC2
— The Mossad: The Spies Who Loved You (@TheMossadIL) April 19, 2019
At least nine Labour members have quit the party, stating that anti-Semitism had become too pervasive under Corbyn.