Alwaght- Ken Levingston, former mayor of London, was fired from his radio show because of making anti-Semitism remarks in favor of the suspended Labor MP Naz Shah.
Naseem “Naz” Shah on April 2016, was suspended from the Labour Party following the emergence of a Facebook post she had shared supporting the relocation of Israel to the US.
Livingstone said last month that “let's remember when Hitler won his election in 1932, his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel. He was supporting Zionism before he went mad and ended up killing six million Jews,” according to Press TV.
Livingstone became the most prominent Labor figure to be suspended after defending Shah.
The Labor Party has suspended dozens of its members over allegations of “antisemitism” and racism in the past two months.
Livingston has not apologized for his remarks which resulted in his sacking from his own show.
LBC’s owner, Global Radio, said Livingston would not return to his Saturday morning slot following his controversial comments.
A spokesman for the so-called Campaign Against Antisemitism hailed Global Radio's decision, saying, “The strongest response to racism is for society to shun racists, which is what LBC’s owner Global Radio has rightly done, and we applaud them for heeding our calls.”
However, Livingston said he could not understand the decision, noting that his show was one of the popular programs at the radio station.
Livingstone said last month that there was a “well-orchestrated campaign” against Labour by the “Israel lobby.”
