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Abbott expressed vehement support for the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA), a terrorist group responsible for thousands of deaths, in a 1984 interview. Abbott stated that "every defeat for the British state is a victory for all of us".<ref name="abbottira84">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/21/diane-abbott-expressed-support-ira-height-troubles/ Diane Abbott Expressed Support for the IRA at the Height of the Troubles]</ref>
Abbott expressed vehement support for the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA), a terrorist group responsible for thousands of deaths, in a 1984 interview. Abbott stated that "every defeat for the British state is a victory for all of us".<ref name="abbottira84">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/21/diane-abbott-expressed-support-ira-height-troubles/ Diane Abbott Expressed Support for the IRA at the Height of the Troubles]</ref>
=== 2010s ===
=== 2010s ===
On 6 May 2017, it was revealed that Abbott had acquired over £100,000 of taxpayer's money from BBC television appearances.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/06/diane-abbott-earned-110000-bbc-appearances/ Diane Abbott Banked £110,000 From BBC Punditry]</ref>
On 6 May 2017, it was revealed that Abbott had acquired over £100,000 of taxpayer's money from BBC television appearances.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/05/06/diane-abbott-earned-110000-bbc-appearances/ Diane Abbott Banked £110,000 From BBC Punditry]</ref>
On 19 June 2017, ''[[Breitbart]]'' exposed Abbott's hypocrisy of calling an attack on a Mosque in Finsbury Park (which caused 1 death and 10 injuries) a "terror attack" yet referring to Islamic terrorist attacks at Westminster (6 deaths, 48 injuries), London Bridge (11 deaths, 48 injuries) and Manchester Arena (23 deaths, 1017 injuries) as "incidents".
=== 2020s ===
=== 2020s ===
In May 2021, Diane Abbott was among numerous left-wing politicians who joined an antisemitic, pro-Palestine march which compared "Zionist Israel" to [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/05/16/pics-zionist-israel-nazi-germany-por-palestinian-activists-march-london/ Pics: ‘Zionist Israel = Nazi Germany’ — Pro-Palestinian Activists March in London]</ref>
In May 2021, Diane Abbott was among numerous left-wing politicians who joined an antisemitic, pro-Palestine march which compared "Zionist Israel" to [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/05/16/pics-zionist-israel-nazi-germany-por-palestinian-activists-march-london/ Pics: ‘Zionist Israel = Nazi Germany’ — Pro-Palestinian Activists March in London]</ref>