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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/29/lib-dem-israel-not-last-for-ever
Nick Clegg urged to act after Lib Dem peer says Israel will not last for ever
Party leader urged to condemn Lady Tonge, who said Israel would ‘lose support and then they will reap what they have sown’
So, rather than retract her latest abhorrent remarks about Israel, Baroness Tonge (pictured), aka Jenny Tonge, the virulently anti-Israel life peer dubbed “Jihad Jenny” by some commentators, has quit the Liberal Democrats (but will, of course, continue to sit in the House of Lords).
Known for a series of truly egregious remarks about Israel over the years, some of which have prompted allegations of antisemitism, for sharing platforms with people widely regarded as extremists, and for her unashamed appearances on Iran’s PressTV, her remarks at the recent hate-fest against Israel at Middlesex University featuring the notorious Ken O’Keeffe, drew a barrage of criticism from various sides of politics, with Labour leader Ed Miliband (hardly the warmest friend of Israel himself) joining the fray by tweeting:
“No place in politics for those who question existence of the state of Israel. Nick Clegg must condemn Jenny Tonge’s remark and demand apology.”