The big question is - if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes
— David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014Ich bin ein #palestinian - the West must make up its mind - which side is it on?
— David Ward (@DavidWardMP) July 22, 2014"Ich bin ein Palestinian", a channeling of liberal hero JFK. And the other, though clumsily expressed, can only be construed as anti-semitic by those who would paint all criticism of Israel as such. And here are some of those construals:
Question for @DavidWardMP. In firing your rockets into Israel, how many Jews would you hope to kill?
— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) July 22, 2014If Nick Clegg allows anti-Semites to sit as LibDem parliamentarians, IMO the *Conservative* party has a problem. We're in govt with racists
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 23, 2014BREAKING: MP Nadhim Zahawi has sent a letter to the Met Police calling for an investigation into #Bradford East MP David Ward #Gaza tweet.
— BBC Radio Leeds (@BBCLeeds) July 23, 2014So the antisemitic @DavidWardMP is still in the LibDems. He says neither the chief whip nor Clegg have contacted him. Why am I not surprised
— Iain Dale (@IainDale) July 23, 2014This is so much bullshit, but there is a lesson here.
If you are in the public eye and want to cast an unwelcome light on the criminal activities of the Israeli government, it's not a great idea to lay yourself open to attack by appearing to condone rocket attacks or suicide bombings.
As the member for Bradford East has made clear, raising awareness was precisely his intention. Instead, his clumsiness has allowed the hypocritical lie machine to frame opposition as racist, allowing the targeting and bombing of innocent civilians a free pass instead of putting this gang of war apologists on the spot.
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