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Livingstone, who claimed that Hitler supported Zionism, decided to remove himself from the party after being suspended from it for 2 years.

In a wide-ranging speech, Erdogan encouraged Muslim unity as a force to defeat the 'occupation of Jerusalem, the violation of the rights of the folks in Palestine.'

In a speech after Monday's fraught events, the Turkish president referred to Israel as a "terrorist state."

Aviv Zonabend later retracted some of his comments, saying he meant to target Islamists, not Arabs.

Rector Dalil Boubakeur warned that political Islam should not be conflated with French Muslims.

Among the signatories who called for antisemitism to be elevated to an issue of national concern were 3 former prime ministers, several elected officials, artists and prominent thinkers.

"I'm under constant attack," Councilman Trayon White said in response to criticism about his antisemitic comments.

The video depicted a fraternity brother taking an oath to "always have hatred" for various minority groups.

Representatives Grace Meng and Peter Roskam also called for an additional $500 million in defense funding for Israel.

Rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang were recently forced to defend their controversial lyrics.