English soccer official resigns after posting 'Hitler would be proud of Benjamin Netanyahu'

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An official with English soccer's governing body has resigned following an inflammatory social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict where he wrote that Adolf Hitler would be proud of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Wasim Haq tendered his resignation from his role as a council member of the Football Association (FA) on Thursday, writing that it was the best course of action for himself and the organization. The FA oversees the Premier League, England's top soccer division.

Haq had already been suspended by the FA for the controversial November 11 post on X which he deleted hours later.

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Official Premier League 2023/24 Nike match balls. An official with English soccer's governing body has resigned following an inflammatory social media post where he wrote that Adolf Hitler would be proud of Benjamin Netanyahu. (Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)

The deleted post read, "Netanyahu has sacrificed his own people to maintain power…whilst #Palestinians are trying to maintain their sanity. Adolf Hitler would be proud of Benjamin Netanyahu."

After he deleted the post, he wrote another denying that he was an anti-Semite.

He shared a copy of his resignation Thursday on X.

"It is with great sadness that I inform you of my decision to resign as a member of the FA Council with immediate effect," Haq wrote.

The Barclays Premier League badge. The FA oversees the Premier League. (AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)

"As someone who has worked closely with many Jewish people over the years and created meaningful and valued friendships, the most painful part