Labour party under fire for tweeting Passover message featuring a loaf of bread

The Labour Party tweeted the message on Friday
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Olivia Tobin19 April 2019
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Labour has deleted a Passover message on social media after it came under fire for featuring a loaf of bread.

The message read: "As Jewish people prepare for Passover, we're wishing everyone in the Jewish community chag sameach #Passover."

Leavened bread is not eaten during the Jewish holiday, and the inclusion of the image in an official tweet by Jeremy Corbyn's party - alongside a Star of David and a goblet - led to a barrage of criticism.

One Twitter user responded: "Astonishing (but sadly unsurprising) basic religious illiteracy from @UKLabour."

The tweet has since been deleted

Another said: "Is this a joke? You know we don't eat bread during Pesach."

And one wrote: "Got to laugh. @ukLabour trying to inclusive to Jews celebrating #Passover. The one thing observant Jews specifically avoid at passover is bread."

The Standard has approached the Labour party for a comment.

Additional reporting by Press Association

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