Story highlights Corbyn made the remarks as he announced results of report on anti-Semitism in Labour Party

Israeli parliamentarians have expressed fury over the comments

London (CNN) Embattled British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, already fighting to survive a revolt from his MPs, walked into a fresh firestorm Thursday when he appeared to compare the Israeli government to ISIS.

"Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those of various self-styled Islamic states or organizations," the opposition leader said as he announced the results of a report investigating accusations of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party.

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The remarks drew a swift response from British Jewish leaders and Israeli parliamentarians.

Knesset member Yair Lapid, leader of the center-left Yesh Atid party in Israel's opposition, said that the comments were "pure anti-Semitism."

"It is unacceptable that on such a difficult day for the State of Israel, when an innocent young girl was murdered in a terror attack by an evil terrorist just because she was a Jew, the Leader of the Opposition in the UK compares Israel and ISIS, made worse by being at the launch of a report on anti-Semitism in his own party."

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