A Lovejoy actor who is standing for election as a Labour councillor in May has been accused of peddling anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Chris Jury, 62, who played Eric in the legendary Eighties series as well as appearing in Doctor Who and Grange Hill, is running for a position on Stratford-On-Avon council.
But MailOnline can reveal that he has been expressing provocative views on his blog that have been widely slammed as anti-Semitic.
In a post published in March, Mr Jury wrote: 'My disgust at the cynical abuse of the memory of the 6 million by the right-wing of the Labour Party, aided and abetted by the Israeli Embassy, grows daily.'
In another post, he added: '70 years after the defeat of the Nazis their racist, colonial, Eurocentric, moral degeneracy is still playing out in the Middle-East.'
And in a tweet, the actor said that British politics was being 'subverted' and anti-Semitism was being 'weaponised by the Right of the Labour party.'
Left to right: Chris Jury, Diane Parish, Ian Mcshane and Dudley Sutton in Lovejoy
After ending his career in television, Chris Jury drifted into screenwriting before taking a job at Bath Spa university
Chris Jury's tweet suggesting that anti-Semitism is being 'weaponised' by the Labour Right
Chris Jury, right, and Ian McShane, left, in a classic scene from the legendary series Lovejoy
Chris Jury, left, and Dudley Sutton, right, pose while filming an episode of Lovejoy
When contacted by MailOnline, Mr Jury stood by his comments. In a lengthy statement, he said:
'If the Israeli Embassy has played such a role, it is also perfectly legitimate to point that out as it may partly explain how and why this issue has come to such prominence since Corbyn was elected.'
He added: 'I do not oppose Israel or a Jewish state of Israel, I simply support the Palestinian cause. I believe that just as the Jewish people are entitled to live at peace in their traditional homeland so are the Palestinians.'
Jason Fojtik, a former Labour councillor, resigned over anti-Semitism and was shocked to hear that Chris Jury was a candidate
But Jason Fojtik, a former Labour councillor in the same district who resigned in protest against anti-Semitism last week, said he was 'shocked and horrified' that Mr Jury had been put forward for election.
