Mr Mason has been effectively expelled from the SNP after posting on X: 'If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many.'
An SNP MSP who was stripped of the party whip following an 'utterly abhorrent' social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict has said he stands by his remark. John Mason has been effectively expelled from the party after posting on X: 'If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many.' The Glasgow Shettleston MSP made the comment amid a row over a meeting with Israel's deputy ambassador to the UK, Daniela Grudsky.
' Mr Mason said 'one or two' SNP colleagues had been in touch to offer support. Mr Mason said despite negativity aimed at him on social media, his emails have been 'overwhelmingly positive'. Read more:One dead after bomb explodes in Tel AvivBritish diplomat resigns over war crimes claimsAnger in Lebanon after Israeli strike The incident with Mr Mason came amid criticism over a Scottish government meeting with Israeli diplomat Ms Grudsky.
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