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| Labour deletes 'happy Passover' Twitter post after backlash over image of bread |
| 2019-04-20 |
| [NEWS.SKY] Labour is facing a call to apologise for wishing Jews a "happy Passover" with a graphic including a loaf of bread. The week-long festival is celebrated annually in Judaism, during which observers are prohibited from eating leaven - a substance used to make baked dough rise. All traces of it must be removed from the house to commemorate Jews led by Moses out of Egypt who did not have time to let their bread rise. A post from Labour's Twitter account in the run up to Passover, which begins on Friday night, wished everyone "chag sameach" - Hebrew for happy holidays. It included drawings of the Star of David, a glass and a loaf of bread. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 So, no wine or beer? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-04-20 07:09 |
| #3 The Holy Bacon... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-04-20 06:01 |
| #2 "Happy Eid" with a baked ham graphic would be OK? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-04-20 05:48 |
| #1 I'm a Labour party hater, but I can't really see what the big problem is here. I have a food intolerance to yeast so every day i passover the bread aisle. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-04-20 05:47 |