.... Asked if he accepted that he was accusing Jews, rather than the Israeli state, of inflicting persection on the Palestinians, he replied: "I'm accusing the Jews who did it, so if you're a Jew and you did not do it I'm not accusing you. I'm saying that those Jews who did that and continue to do it have not learned those lessons. If you are a Jew and you do not do those things and have never done those things then I am of course not criticising you."
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| David Ward accused "the Jews" of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians … within a few years of liberation from the death camps". Photograph: Jacek Bednarczy/EPA |
Lib Dem MP David Ward defends remarks about Israel
Ward has faced intense criticism since accusing 'the Jews' of inflicting daily atrocities on Palestinians
A Liberal Democrat MP facing disciplinary action over comments about Israel's treatment of Palestinians that he made ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day has said he will defend his actions in front of his party's chief whip.David Ward posted an item on his website about honouring those who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust but also accusing "the Jews" of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians … on a daily basis".
Despite coming in for intense criticism on social media and elsewhere, the MP stood by his comments and said later that he would set out his case if he faced disciplinary action. "I shall try to explain my position. No doubt the chief whip will explain why he feels what I have done is wrong," he added....READ MORE
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