FURY erupted this week after Lancashire County Council suspended 14 members of staff - for allegedly sending antisemitic jokes to each other.
MP Louise Ellman, who headed the council for 16 years from 1981, called for an investigation into the allegations.
"This is clearly not appropriate and is a matter of concern," she told the Jewish Telegraph.
Sources say the jokes were racist and offensive and could lead to staff members being sacked from their jobs at the county hall in Preston.
Zionist Federation co-president Professor Eric Moonman, who spends part of the week in Southport which comes under Lancashire Council jurisdiction, said it was "absolutely appalling".
He fumed: "To have this sort of thing go on in the public sector is inexcusable.
"A harsh lesson must be learned - they think they can get away with it because it was by email, but the fact is that antisemitism is antisemitism whether scrawled on a wall or on the Internet."
The council's investigation may lead to more workers being axed as officials try to get to the heart of the material.
The alleged incident took place at the Adult Social Care and Children and Young People's department at Preston.
Reports had indicated that the majority of the staff suspended were Muslim, but a council spokesman would not confirm or deny that when contacted by the Jewish Telegraph.
County Hall chief executive Ged Fitzgerald said the offending material justified the suspensions. He explained: "We are taking this extremely seriously, which is why we have implemented formal procedures."continues here
MP Louise Ellman, who headed the council for 16 years from 1981, called for an investigation into the allegations.
"This is clearly not appropriate and is a matter of concern," she told the Jewish Telegraph.
Sources say the jokes were racist and offensive and could lead to staff members being sacked from their jobs at the county hall in Preston.
Zionist Federation co-president Professor Eric Moonman, who spends part of the week in Southport which comes under Lancashire Council jurisdiction, said it was "absolutely appalling".
He fumed: "To have this sort of thing go on in the public sector is inexcusable.
"A harsh lesson must be learned - they think they can get away with it because it was by email, but the fact is that antisemitism is antisemitism whether scrawled on a wall or on the Internet."
The council's investigation may lead to more workers being axed as officials try to get to the heart of the material.
The alleged incident took place at the Adult Social Care and Children and Young People's department at Preston.
Reports had indicated that the majority of the staff suspended were Muslim, but a council spokesman would not confirm or deny that when contacted by the Jewish Telegraph.
County Hall chief executive Ged Fitzgerald said the offending material justified the suspensions. He explained: "We are taking this extremely seriously, which is why we have implemented formal procedures."continues here
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