Overview

• Shaheen was blocked from candidacy due to social media activity deemed antisemitic by Labour's Jewish Labour Movement.
• The tweet in question contained a clip of Jon Stewart's 2014 Daily Show episode discussing Israel's Gaza offensive.
• Stewart called Labour's decision 'the dumbest thing the UK has done since electing Boris Johnson.'
• Shaheen expressed shock and apologized for any unintended offense caused by her social media actions.
• The Labour Muslim Network condemned Labour's treatment of Shaheen as 'unacceptable.'