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Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
February 7, 2021, 8:33 am
Anti-Israel UK lawmaker who blamed anti-Semitism rise on Jewish groups retires
Baroness Jenny Tonge to step down this month but says she will ‘continue to campaign for justice for the people of Palestine’; last year called Israel the ‘puppet master’ of the US
By ToI Staff
Labour lawmaker Chris Williamson, seen in 2018, was suspended by the party in February. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images via JTA)
December 18, 2019, 5:59 am
Anti-Israel stalwarts blame Zionists and Jews for Corbyn’s defeat in UK election
Former Labour MP, party leader’s ally claims Israeli diplomats caused loss; French politician says Likud party responsible for Boris Johnson’s victory
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
December 16, 2019, 2:35 pm
UK lawmakers: Baroness must apologize for saying Israel lobby behind Corbyn loss
88 peers demand retraction from Jenny Tonge, who has history of anti-Semitic statements and said chief rabbi must be ‘dancing in the street’ after Labour defeat
By ToI Staff
Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
From the WebDecember 13, 2019, 5:50 pm
UK baroness: Chief rabbi ‘must be dancing in the street’ after Labour defeat
‘The pro-Israel lobby won our General Election by lying about Jeremy Corbyn,’ says Jenny Tonge, a British House of Lords lawmaker with history of making anti-Semitic statements
By Jewish News
Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
October 28, 2018, 2:54 pm
British lawmaker: Synagogue shooting shows Israel ‘reignites’ anti-Semitism
Baroness Tonge later deletes post and writes she ‘may have been too hasty’ in blaming the the actions of the Pittsburgh gunman on Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians
By JTA
Stephen M. Flatow
August 17, 2018, 9:47 am
Stephen M. Flatow
Ronald Lauder’s love affair with The New York Times
Why does this Jewish leader opt to criticize Israel in the Times instead of making his case in a Jewish newspaper?
Parliamentary candidate Ashuk Ahmed, suspended by the UK Liberal Democrat Party on April 25 after anti-Semitic social media posts were exposed. (YouTube screenshot)
April 25, 2017, 10:13 pm
UK Lib Dems suspend candidate over ‘virulent anti-Semitism’ claims
Ashuk Ahmed, awarded a Queen’s honor, shared post saying Islamic State horrors created by ‘Jewish media and their gentile pawns’
By Sue Surkes
Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
February 3, 2017, 1:47 pm
Anti-Israel UK lawmaker blames Jews for rising anti-Semitism
Jenny Tonge, suspended by party for previous remarks on Jewish state, says failure to criticize Israeli government contributing to ‘the situation’
By JTA
Lady Jenny Tonge in a J-TV interview with Dr. Alan Mendoza. (Screenshot: YouTube)
January 30, 2017, 11:16 am
Baroness claims she was ‘caught in a trap’ in interview on Israel
Accused of borderline anti-Semitism, former British Liberal Democrat Jenny Tonge lobs inflammatory statements in tennis-like conversation on J-TV
By Jenni Frazer
Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
From the WebDecember 18, 2016, 4:28 pm
Baroness Tonge under investigation by Lords authorities
The anti-Israel peer is accused of an ‘alleged breach of rules’ with regards to hosting an event in the House of Lords
By Justin Cohen
Jeremy Corbyn speaks after being reelected as the head of the UK Labour Party, at a party conference in Liverpool on September 24, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/OLI SCARFF)
October 30, 2016, 10:33 am
Palestinians funded UK Labour leader’s 2009 trip to meet Assad
Jeremy Corbyn, along with other parliamentarians, visited refugee camps in Syria on anniversary of ‘infamous’ Balfour Declaration
By Stuart Winer
Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
October 28, 2016, 4:51 am
UK baroness quits party that suspended her over anti-Israel rhetoric
Liberal Democrats had suspended Jenny Tonge after she hosted event at which Jews were blamed for the Holocaust and Israel was compared to IS
By JTA and ToI Staff
Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
October 27, 2016, 7:34 pm
Party suspends UK baroness after meeting where Jews were blamed for Holocaust
Jenny Tonge censured by Liberal-Democrats; Conservative MPs, Israeli embassy protest House of Lords event at which audience member also compared Israel to IS
By ToI Staff
British peer Jenny Tonge (center) and other panelists listen during an anti-Israel meeting at the House of Lords on October 25, 2016 as an audience member blames Jews for antagonzing Hitler into carrying out the Holocaust (screen capture: Facebook)
October 27, 2016, 5:14 pm
Israel slams House of Lords event where audience applauded blaming Jews for Holocaust
Meeting organized by anti-Israel peer Jenny Tonge kicks off campaign to demand UK government apologize for Balfour Declaration
By ToI Staff
Baroness Jenny Tonge (YouTube screen capture)
October 19, 2016, 3:43 pm
‘Disgust’ with Israel led to rise in UK anti-Semitism, says baroness
Jenny Tonge’s former Liberal Democrat party distances itself from her remarks
By Sue Surkes
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