Gary Lineker’s antisemitic repost is almost as baffling as his apology

Lineker has been increasingly outspoken on the conflict (Picture: Ash Knotek/Shutterstock for AWEu)Disappointed, but sadly not surprised. That was my response when I saw that Gary Lineker had reposted a video by ‘Palestine Lobby’ about Zionism which contained a rat. The former England star since deleted the post, after seemingly finding out for the first time that rats have historically been used as an antisemitic trope and pleading ignorance. This has been