A Scottish Labour councillor who was suspended and then reinstated by the party after reportedly posting antisemitic comments online has blamed the “Zionist ‘powers that be’” for his previous censure.
Councillor Terry Kelly, who represents Paisley North West on Renfrewshire Council, was suspended last month after it was claimed he had made antisemitic and anti-Zionist comments online, including one in which he described Israel as a “war criminal state”.
He was suspended pending an investigation, but - in a move that caused rival SNP councillors to label the inquiry a “sham” with “no evidence” - Mr Kelly was reinstated last week.
After being welcomed back into Labour, Mr Kelly wrote about the accusations against him on his blog: “This was a classic smear against me and others in the party by a coalition consisting of Israeli Zionist extremists, opportunistic right-wing Tories and the usual fetid SNP suspects.
