Ian Austin apologises to Friends of al Aqsa

Here's the apology:

FRIENDS OF AL’AQSA: APOLOGY

On 16 March 2011 an article I had written (“When bigotry comes disguised as compassion, Labour must recognise it and root it out”) was published on Labour Uncut.  In the article, I stated that Friends of Al’Aqsa (FOA) had referred to the “so-called Holocaust”.  In fact, this was an error and was untrue.  The publication in which this phrase was used was written by someone else, and had nothing to do with FOA.  The article had the effect of wrongly labelling FOA as Holocaust deniers and I apologise unreservedly for making this allegation.
Ian Austin MP

So why did he say it?