UK Muslim cop apologizes for posts calling Jews 'dirty Zionists' and mentioning Muslims 'imprisoned by Kuffar'

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A Metropolitan Police officer has issued an apology for posting offensive tweets about Jewish people and non-Muslims but argued that her actions did not justify her dismissal.

PC Ruby Begum, 29, acknowledged during a police misconduct hearing on Monday that she used derogatory terms like “dirty Zionists. Hell is waiting” while serving as a special constable.

She also admitted using the term “kuffar” to refer to non-believers, stating, “Kuffar lips have been all over my mug, there is no way I’m using that thing again.”

Ms. Begum, who made around 25,000 posts between 2013 and 2019 under the Twitter username @ruby_beee, is accused of failing to disclose this account during vetting processes in 2014 and 2016.

While some accusations, such as having an interest in extremist preachers and failing to disclose links to a woman living under the so-called Islamic State caliphate in Syria, were dropped due to insufficient evidence, other concerns remained.

Ms. Begum gained attention in 2020 after a viral photo showed her confronting anti-lockdown protesters in London, but her controversial tweets were uncovered in 2021 by a Mail on Sunday article.

Raised in a Muslim household in East London, she admitted to using discriminatory language against Arabs, people from Pakistan, and non-Muslims. One tweet referred to the 2014 beheading of Alan Henning by “Jihadi John” with the comment: “You lot saying free Alan Henning. Remember the Muslim brothers and sisters imprisoned by Kuffar.”

She also used a shortened form of the word "Pakistani," which she defended as a term of identification, not racism. However, when asked if a police officer should use such language, she responded, “Not on duty, no,” adding that the appropriateness depends on context, intent, and ownership.

Ms. Begum also made derogatory posts about Jewish people, such as “Dirty Zionists. Hell is waiting” and “Zionists have no heart.” When questioned, she clarified that her remarks were directed at the Israeli government and its policies, not at Jewish people as a whole.

She told the panel: “I had issues with the Israeli government and the systemic inequalities I saw. I never intended to offend Jewish people and don’t equate all Jews with Zionism. I’ve seen anti-Zionist Jewish individuals and did not believe the term was offensive, especially after hearing Jeremy Corbyn use it in Parliament.”

She further explained: “If I were referring to Jewish people, I would just say Jewish people. I have no hatred towards them as a group.”

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)