For criticising Israeli ambassador, British MP branded 'anti-semite'

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LONDON, Dec 2: A British lawmaker has been criticized after suggesting the country's ambassador to Israel may be biased because he is Jewish. Labour legislator Paul Flynn (pic) told a parliamentary committee that two constituents had complained that ambassador Matthew Gould "was serving the interest of the Israeli government."Flynn added: "I do not normally fall for conspiracy theories, but the ambassador has proclaimed himself to be a Zionist." The Jewish Chronicle newspaper later quoted Flynn as saying the ambassador to Israel should be someone who "can't be accused of having Jewish loyalty."Fellow lawmakers condemned the remarks, but Flynn called allegations of anti-Semitism "ludicrous." On his blog Thursday, he said he was "a lifelong friend of Israel and Jewish causes." Related: 'Kissinger called Zionist lobby self-serving bastards' Obama refuses to entertain "I hate Netanyahu" conversation with Sarkozy