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Evening Standard
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Noah Vickers

Sadiq Khan forced to apologise to Chief Rabbi for suggesting Gaza ceasefire criticism due to him being Muslim

Sadiq Khan has been forced to apologise to the Chief Rabbi after appearing to imply that his criticism of the mayor’s call for an immediate Gaza ceasefire was motivated by him being Muslim.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis had said in a post on X on October 31, that after meeting Mr Khan, he had explained to the mayor that “a ceasefire now would be an irresponsible stepping stone to yet more Hamas terrorist brutality”.

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