A SCOTTISH Labour activist faces a racism probe after posting an anti-semitic cartoon on Facebook.

Women’s officer Karen Bett shared the offensive video celebrating the release of Ahed Tamimi, 17 — jailed for smacking two Israeli soldiers outside her West Bank home.

1 Karen Bett posted an offensive cartoon on Facebook

The animated clip showed a caricature of the Palestinian teenager slapping a hook-nosed Jewish jailer.

Psychiatrist Ms Bett, 55, who works unpaid for Labour in their Eastwood constituency, deleted it from Facebook and apologised.

But she has been reported to Scots and UK party chiefs after insiders branded it “racist”.

A constituency party source yesterday slammed Ms Bett, who regularly shares pro-Palestinian or anti-Israeli content.

They said: “She’s a political liability and an embarrassment to Labour. This has crossed the line.”

Tory East Renfrewshire MP Paul Masterton said: “People will be disgusted at this inexcusable display of racism.”

Ms Bett, from Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, said: "I am deeply sorry for posting that cartoon on my Facebook. I removed it, of my own volition, when I examined it more closely, and I agree the image representing the State of Israel is antisemitic.

"I apologise for posting this image and will reflect very carefully on anything else I post in the future.

"Prior to this I had already been intending to attend anti-semitism training provided by the Labour Party and shall be attending.

"I made an error, I rectified it myself and I fully apologise for this post and the offence it caused."

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Labour confirmed receiving a complaint. The party is in turmoil following a string of anti-Jewish rows.

Last week Scottish Labour councillor Mary Lockhart was suspended from the party for also making an anti-semitic social media post.

And Theresa May slammed Labour for failing to adopt the IHRI definition of anti-semitism.

Unearthed speech by Jeremy Corbyn would have breached Labour party's own code on anti-Semitism

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