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| Israel accused of creating a 'generation of terrorists with a justified grudge' by Lib Dem peer | Israel accused of creating a 'generation of terrorists with a justified grudge' by Lib Dem peer |
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| Israel's treatment of Palestinians is a "major cause" of the rise of Islamist terrorism and Isis, a Liberal Democrat peer has claimed. | Israel's treatment of Palestinians is a "major cause" of the rise of Islamist terrorism and Isis, a Liberal Democrat peer has claimed. |
| Speaking in a House of Lords debate on the living conditions of Palestinian children, Baroness Tonge said Israel was "creating a generation of terrorists who will have a justified grudge against Israel and the countries who support her". | Speaking in a House of Lords debate on the living conditions of Palestinian children, Baroness Tonge said Israel was "creating a generation of terrorists who will have a justified grudge against Israel and the countries who support her". |
| The Campaign Against Antisemtism called for her to be expelled from the Lib Dems, accusing her of "effectively justifying" terrorism. | The Campaign Against Antisemtism called for her to be expelled from the Lib Dems, accusing her of "effectively justifying" terrorism. |
| After discussing the alleged shooting of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers, Baroness Tonge said: "I assure noble Lords that the great danger for Israel is that by treating children in this way, she is creating a generation of terrorists who will have a justified grudge against Israel and the countries who support her – beware. This cannot be allowed to go on. | After discussing the alleged shooting of Palestinian children by Israeli soldiers, Baroness Tonge said: "I assure noble Lords that the great danger for Israel is that by treating children in this way, she is creating a generation of terrorists who will have a justified grudge against Israel and the countries who support her – beware. This cannot be allowed to go on. |
| "The treatment of the Palestinians by Israel is a major cause of the rise of extreme Islamism and Daesh [Isis]." | "The treatment of the Palestinians by Israel is a major cause of the rise of extreme Islamism and Daesh [Isis]." |
| Earlier in her speech, she rejected claims the children are told to throw sticks and stones by the Palestinian Authority. | Earlier in her speech, she rejected claims the children are told to throw sticks and stones by the Palestinian Authority. |
| "The children of Palestine do not need to be told to react against what is happening to them," she said. | "The children of Palestine do not need to be told to react against what is happening to them," she said. |
| "All around them they see cruel and humiliating treatment of their parents at the checkpoints. They experience poverty and a shortage of food. | "All around them they see cruel and humiliating treatment of their parents at the checkpoints. They experience poverty and a shortage of food. |
| "Settler violence occurs on a daily basis, damaging crops and fields, homes and water supplies. | "Settler violence occurs on a daily basis, damaging crops and fields, homes and water supplies. |
| "Added to this are house demolitions, families being made homeless, incursions into schools, and damage to playgrounds and open spaces – and I have not even mentioned Gaza yet." | "Added to this are house demolitions, families being made homeless, incursions into schools, and damage to playgrounds and open spaces – and I have not even mentioned Gaza yet." |
| Her comments led to calls for her to be expelled from the Lib Dems and parliament by Jonathan Sacerdoti, of the Campaign Against Antisemtism. | Her comments led to calls for her to be expelled from the Lib Dems and parliament by Jonathan Sacerdoti, of the Campaign Against Antisemtism. |
| "Baroness Tonge has yet again offended Jewish Britons," he said. | "Baroness Tonge has yet again offended Jewish Britons," he said. |
| "Having previously suggested an investigation into supposed Israeli organ harvesting which is the modern-day incarnation of the mediaeval antisemitic blood libel, she is now suggesting that British Jews are the ones with unacceptable opinions on Israel. | "Having previously suggested an investigation into supposed Israeli organ harvesting which is the modern-day incarnation of the mediaeval antisemitic blood libel, she is now suggesting that British Jews are the ones with unacceptable opinions on Israel. |
| "Dictating to Jews what their relationship should be with the Jewish state of Israel is unacceptable. | "Dictating to Jews what their relationship should be with the Jewish state of Israel is unacceptable. |
| "By suggesting there would be Palestinian terrorists 'with a justified grudge' against Israel, she is effectively justifying the terrorism that is aimed at Jewish people in Israel and around the world by Hamas and other terrorist organisations. | "By suggesting there would be Palestinian terrorists 'with a justified grudge' against Israel, she is effectively justifying the terrorism that is aimed at Jewish people in Israel and around the world by Hamas and other terrorist organisations. |
| "We cannot expect her to apologise, as she means it, and has a long history of antisemitism which has seen her forced to resign from the Parliamentary Liberal Democrat Party. | "We cannot expect her to apologise, as she means it, and has a long history of antisemitism which has seen her forced to resign from the Parliamentary Liberal Democrat Party. |
| "It is now time for her to be expelled from the Liberal Democrat Party entirely, and from the House of Lords." | "It is now time for her to be expelled from the Liberal Democrat Party entirely, and from the House of Lords." |
| A Lib Dem spokesman told The Independent: “Jenny Tonge is not a member of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and does not speak for the party on these matters." | A Lib Dem spokesman told The Independent: “Jenny Tonge is not a member of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and does not speak for the party on these matters." |
| When asked whether the peer would be expelled from the party they declined to comment further. | When asked whether the peer would be expelled from the party they declined to comment further. |
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