Monday, February 9, 2009

High-ranking Foreign Office diplomat arrested over anti-Semitic gym tirade

On bail: Diplomat Rowan Laxton is alleged to have launched an anti-Semitic tirade while on an exercise bike in a gym

"Middle East expert Rowan Laxton, 47, was watching TV reports of the Israeli attack on Gaza as he used an exercise bike in a gym.

"Stunned staff and gym members allegedly heard him shout: 'F**king Israelis, f**king Jews'.

"The maximum penalty for inciting religious hatred is a seven-year prison term or a fine or both."

You can read about it directly out of the British "horses mouth" HERE, or as reported on Israel National News HERE.

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