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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

C of E vicar who shared claims 9/11 was Israeli plot barred for antisemitism

Rev Stephen Sizer
Rev Stephen Sizer admitted the ‘factual basis’ of all allegations against him but disputed that his conduct was antisemitic. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A vicar who shared an article suggesting Israel was responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks has been barred from the ministry for 12 years for antisemitism.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews made 11 allegations against the Rev Dr Stephen Sizer, which claimed his conduct in incidents between 2005 and 2018 amounted to antisemitic activity.

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