George Galloway Attacks London Mayoral Rival Over Anti-BDS Stance

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British Labor MP and London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan came out against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] movement in an interview last week, stating that he does not endorse such actions against the "Israeli" apartheid regime.

Speaking with the London-based Internet publication "Jewish News Online" on February 24, Kahn, 46, said that he was unequivocally opposed to the BDS movement, commenting: "I have consistently made absolutely clear that I do not support boycotts, sanctions or divestment of "Israel"."

"We won't achieve peace by turning our faces against "Israel"," Kahn added.

On Monday, however, Kahn had removed retweets of the "Jewish News Online" story from his Twitter page after receiving a wave of negative reactions from "Israel" critics.

Joining the detractors was long-time anti-"Israel" former British MP George Galloway, who said Khan's statements were ""a new low and should bring him only opprobrium and contempt."

Galloway is also standing for London mayor for the Respect party in the 2016 election. In a statement released later by the Khan campaign, a spokesperson said that the deletion of the tweet had been "accidental."

On Tuesday the "Jewish News" article had been retweeted by Khan and appeared on his Twitter account.

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