By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline
Published: 16:23 GMT, 6 March 2019 | Updated: 17:02 GMT, 6 March 2019
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An official in Jeremy Corbyn's office recommended against suspending a Labour activist who posted an anti-Semitic image on Facebook because they deemed it was 'anti-Israel, not anti-Jewish', according to leaked emails.
The image, showing the Statue of Liberty being smothered by a creature from the Alien films bearing a Star of David was posted by Kayla Bibby with a caption saying it was 'the most accurate photo I've seen all year'.
But she was let off with a warning after a senior figure suggested it was not anti-Semitic, emails seen by The Times show.
Labour MPs blasted the decision with one saying the image was 'blatantly racist' and questioning why she had not been expelled from the party altogether.
Jewish comedian and writer David Baddiel was among those who attacked the image that was shared by Labour activist kayla Bibby, who avoided a suspension from the party over it
The latest leak of private Labour emails was another headache fro party leader Jeremy Corbyn as the anti-Semitism crisis within the party showed no sign of abating
It came as Labour continued to be gripped by a civil war over anti-Semitism within the party that has spiralled in recent weeks after weighing down Mr Corbyn's leadership for several years.
In an email dating from May an official in
