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Galloway spoof that closed down a radio station

August 7, 2008 23:00

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

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A Jewish community radio station has closed down after it lost a libel case brought by the controversial MP George Galloway.

During a Jcom broadcast last November, a presenter made remarks construing Mr Galloway as antisemitic, while pretending to be the Respect MP and referring to him as the station's "Middle East correspondent".

The spoof character, "Georgie" Galloway, used the catchphrase "kill the Jews, kill the Jews".

On Thursday last week Mr Galloway was awarded £15,000 and around £5,000 costs at the High Court. He said he was pleased the judgment had "crushed the slur of antisemitism" against him.