Former Labour member Chris Williamson posted that Israel had 'forfeited any right to exist'.
Police are to investigate whether a former MP committed a hate crime in a social media post about Israel.
A spokesperson said: "The force has received multiple reports relating to a tweet posted by Chris Williamson on the evening of 17 October regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict. "Sometimes the opinions will be made robustly and may cause offence but that does not necessarily mean that a law has been broken.
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