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Jeremy Corbyn suggested British support for Israel was 'major factor' in 7/7 bombers' motives

Labour leader said the support was 'a major factor influencing opinion all over the Middle East'

April 24, 2019 10:55
Jeremy Corbyn's Morning Star column on 7/7, in which he suggested British support for Israel was a factor in motivating the bombers
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Jeremy Corbyn suggested British support for Israel was a "major factor" in motivating the 7/7 London bombers, just days after the tragedy.

The Labour leader made the comment in a column in the far-left Morning Star newspaper, published only 13 days after the bombings killed 52 people and injured hundreds more.

He was writing in response to a Chatham House report that had suggested Britain’s support for American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq had motivated the four suicide bombers to attack three London Underground trains and a double-decker bus.

The report, produced 10 days after the attacks, warned about Britain's participation in the invasion of Iraq. 

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