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UK Foreign Office Diplomat Arrested over "Anti-Semitic" Rant
[Telegraph-UK] Ben Leach - Rowan Laxton, 47, an expert on the Middle East and head of the South Asia Group at the Foreign Office, allegedly shouted "f*****g Israelis," "f*****g Jews" while watching television reports of the Israeli attack in Gaza in the London Business School's gym on Jan. 27. He is also alleged to have said Israeli soldiers should be "wiped off the face of the earth" during the rant, which was overheard by staff and gym members. A complaint was made to police and Laxton was arrested for inciting religious hatred through threatening words and behavior.