‘It’s astounding to read such blatant anti-Semitism’: Spurs condemn George Galloway after former MP said Liverpool’s Champions League win meant there would be ‘No Israel flags on the Cup’
- Tottenham have accused former MP George Galloway of ‘blatant antisemitism’
- Galloway tweeted that Liverpool’s Champions League win over Spurs in Madrid on Saturday meant there would be ‘No Israel flags on the Cup’
- Spurs called the 64-year-old’s remarks ‘astounding in this day and age’
Tottenham have condemned comments made by George Galloway in the wake of their Champions League defeat by Liverpool, accusing the former MP of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’.
Spurs were reacting to a tweet made by Galloway after full-time on Saturday night, in which the 64-year-old congratulated Liverpool for their success but also expressed relief that there were ‘no Israel flags on the cup’.
The tweet from Galloway said: ‘Congratulations to the great people of Liverpool to the memory of the socialist miner BillShankley to the fallen 96 to those who fought for justice for them and to the Liverpool dockers. No Israel flags on the Cup!’
Tottenham have accused George Galloway of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’ for a tweet in which he congratulated Liverpool but expressed relief at their being ‘no Israel flags on the cup’
Spurs condemned the comments, calling them ‘astounding’ and accused Galloway of ‘blatant anti-Semitism’.
A statement given to Sky Sports News read: ‘It’s astounding in this day and age to read such blatant anti-Semitism published on a social platform by someone who is still afforded air time on a radio station on which he has previously broken broadcast impartiality rules.’
Galloway has been the host of a ‘The Mother of All Talk Shows’ on TalkRadio since June 2016, broadcasting on Friday evenings.
The former Labour Party member first became an MP for the party in 1987 in the constituency of Glasgow Hillhead, later Glasgow Kelvin.
He was expelled from the Labour Party in 2003 and joined the Respect Party, serving as MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (2005 to 2010) and then Bradford West (2012 to 2015), before the party was dissolved in 2016.
Galloway has been contacted for comment.
Tottenham lost the Champions League final to Liverpool 2-0 on Saturday night in Madrid