London’s controversial mayor is unlikely to be invited to celebrations later this year marking the 350th anniversary of the readmission of Jews to England. According to the London Jewish Chronicle, Ken Livingstone’s refusal to apologize for comparing a Jewish reporter to a concentration camp guard is the main sticking point. Livingstone faces possible disciplinary action for this name-calling.
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