Thursday, 24 July 2014
Israel asks Nick Clegg to take ‘forceful action’ against MP who endorsed rocket attacks
‘Nick Clegg faces growing calls to suspend an MP who said he would be prepared to fire a Hamas rocket at Israeli civilians.
David Ward, the MP for Bradford East, provoked widespread anger amongst Jews in Britain and overseas after he wrote on Twitter: “The big question is – if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? – probably yes”.
He added: “Ich bin ein #palestinian – the West must make up its mind – which side is it on?”
Asked about the comments this morning, Mr Ward said his critics “jump straight on the anti-Semitism bandwagon”.’
Asked about the comments this morning, Mr Ward said his critics “jump straight on the anti-Semitism bandwagon”.’
