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Police to probe Tonge's Israel Apartheid Week rant

February 29, 2012 17:54
Jenny Tonge

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

3 min read

Police are investigating comments made at the Israel Apartheid Week event attended by Liberal Democrat peer Jenny Tonge, the JC can reveal.

Officers are reviewing remarks made by former US marine Ken O'Keefe following allegations that he incited racial hatred when comparing Jewish audience members to Nazis.

Baroness Tonge was sitting next to Mr O'Keefe as he screamed at audience members, said Israel "must be destroyed" and claimed Mossad was "directly involved" in the September 11 terror attacks on the United States.

She made no attempt to distance herself from him or his remarks, and launched her own tirade against Israel which has today been widely condemned from figures across the political spectrum.

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