A Labour MP has apologised for any offence caused by a social media posting in which she appeared to endorse the relocation of Israelis to the US.
Bradford West MP Naz Shah shared a graphic which showed an image of Israel's outline superimposed onto a map of the US under the headline "Solution for Israel-Palestine Conflict - Relocate Israel into United States", with the comment "problem solved".
The Facebook post - shared in 2014 before Ms Shah became an MP - suggested the US has "plenty of land" to accommodate Israel as a 51st state, allowing Palestinians to "get their life and their land back".
It added that Israeli people would be welcome and safe in the US while the "transportation cost" would be less than three years' worth of Washington's support for Israeli defence spending.
Ms Shah added a note suggesting the plan might "save them some pocket money".
After the posting was highlighted by the Guido Fawkes website, Ms Shah released a statement in which she said: "This post from two years ago was made before I was an MP, does not reflect my views and I apologise for any offence it has caused."
A Labour spokeswoman said the party was making no comment on the issue.
Ms Shah is a member of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, which is currently conducting an inquiry into the rise of anti-Semitism.
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