A Liberal Democrat member of Parliament who represents a handful of people in the Bradford East constituency has shown the sort of courage and resolution expected from our political figureheads.
Having posted a 'Blog' in which he accused "the Jews" in Israel of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians ....... on a daily basis", he has then submitted to pressure and apologized for the "intentended offence" after his party leadership condemned his "use of language".
Exactly what was offensive about his "use of language" hasn't been specifed but as he didn't use any foul words or other words that are considered to be blasphemous or otherwise unacceptable, one wonders what was his actual offence.
Israel is largely populated by Jews; Jews are the dominant political force in that country and they have been overtly aggressive ever since they stole the land from the indigenous Palestinian Arab population. The Jewish dominated government of Israel has vastly superior military strength compared with the Palestinian organisations; the slightest assault on Israeli people or property is met with murderous reprisal from their forces.
What part of the MP's statement was, therefore, truly offensive ? It certainly wasn't untrue and one can only assume that the reaction of his party, and others, was because any adverse comment about Israelis, or Jews, is automatically deemed to be offensive, regardless of how true it may be. The MP, David Ward, has shown himself to be pretty 'lily-livered' in apologizing; he should have stuck to his guns
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