Swiss Lawmaker Excluded for Criticizing ’Israel’

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A local deputy from Switzerland's populist Geneva Citizens' Movement [MCG] was excluded from the regional party on Friday for remarks supporting "Israel's" removal.

Denis Menoud wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that following Iran's historic nuclear deal with the West, "the key thing is that "Israel" is on the path to being incinerated."
His words caused an immediate outcry from the Zionist entity and the so-called "the Swiss Jewish rights group" CICAD demanding the party "make a stand regarding this type of despicable remark."

Menoud, who later deleted the post from the page, told the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Geneve his remarks had been taken out of context.
"The point was the agreement with Iran... "Israel" is the loser, strategically and politically, from this plan. Anything else is a toxic and abusive interpretation," he said, according to AFP.

The MCG won 20 of the 100 seats in the regional parliament in September on a platform of border security.
Menoud refused to resign at his party's request, but party president Roger Gelay said Friday the lawmaker was "no longer considered a member."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team