Good Grief, The Muslims Do Have A Point Can Jews Ever Stop Whining

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A disciplinary panel today took the highly unusual step of suspending the mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for four weeks to punish him for comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard.

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His comments played into a broad debate about freedom of speech and even-handedness in Europe following the publication of cartoons showing the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. Some Muslims have complained that while allegations of anti-Semitism are investigated and punished, Islamophobia is treated differently.

The mayor's suspension - a more severe punishment than many had expected - relates to a conversation with a reporter, Oliver Finegold, in which the mayor responded to the reporter's request for comment by saying: "What did you do before? Were you a German war criminal?" According to the transcript of the reporter's recording of the exchange, Mr. Finegold replied: "No, I'm Jewish. I wasn't a German war criminal."

Later, the mayor said: "Actually, you are just like a concentration camp guard. You're just doing it 'cause you're paid to, aren't you?" After The Evening Standard reported details of the incident, a leading Jewish organization, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, lodged an official complaint that Mr. Livingstone had broken the ethical code of conduct covering his office.

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Mr. Livingstone, once known as Red Ken for his left-wing views, has made no secret of the scorn in which he holds the buttociated Newspapers group, which owns the Evening Standard and the conservative Daily Mail.