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I'd fire rockets at Israel, if I lived in Gaza: British MP

2014-07-23

[Iran Press TV] A British politician says he would fire rockets into Israel if he lived in the besieged Gazoo Strip, which has faced a deadly Israeli offensive for over two weeks.

"The big question is - if I lived in Gazoo would I fire a rocket? - probably yes," Liberal Democrat member of parliament David Ward said in a message posted on Twitter on Tuesday.

He added in a follow-up message that the West should "make up its mind - which side is it on?"

The comments drew criticism from the Liberal Democrats, with some on social media calling on party leader Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to suspend Ward from the party.

"We utterly condemn David Ward's comments, they are not representative of the Liberal Democrats," the party also said in a statement, adding that it would take the matter "very seriously and will treat it as a disciplinary issue."

Last July, Ward was suspended from his party for making anti-Israeli remarks.

At least the man is consistent...

"There will be a ceasefire, then there will be a period of calm," he said in an interview with BBC Radio Leeds about the latest Israeli onslaught on Gazoo, adding, "But during that period of calm when hopefully people are not being murdered, there will still be Paleostinians who are being shot by the Israeli forces, they will still be beaten up, there will still be child detentions, that to the Israelis is peace."

Posted by:Fred

#12 Not suggesting it but...

I wonder how he would feel if someone was taking blind-random shots at his home while he and his family were there.

Somehow I don't think he'll just sit there.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-07-23 16:57

#11 Yes, Mr. Clegg needs to put a bit of stick about.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-07-23 16:10

#10 Can we make him the rocket?

Posted by: Charles 2014-07-23 16:01

#9 Discipline him with a plane ticket and a new suitcase, cab fare.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-07-23 12:23

#8 Wait, his statement meant he would fire only if the IDF did not target him in return. This qualification was just lost in the translation from Euro wanker double speak into american english dialect. Not too worry.

Posted by: Alpha2Charlie 2014-07-23 10:39

#7 Probably just posturing for the 65% Muslim electorate in his district or he could really, really mean it.

Posted by: Ebbinter Gleatch2762 2014-07-23 09:42

#6 I would gladly retaliate with white phosphorous if you did, Nazi bastard.

Posted by: JFM 2014-07-23 07:52

#5 Armchair terrorist embarasses my English Springer Spaniel into claiming she is Irish...

Snark of the day.

Posted by: regular joe 2014-07-23 07:20

#4 more coverage here

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-07-23 06:28

#3 And he'll use ??? for human shields?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-07-23 04:55

#2 Hey, come on. It's not like firing rockets at civilian populations is a war crime. Ok, it is. Just shut up. Moral equivalency...collective punishment....blah blah blah.

Is it traditional for Brit MPs to fantasize about committing attrocities? He is right though - it is time to choose up sides.

Posted by: SteveS 2014-07-23 00:56

#1 "The big question is - if I lived in Gazoo would I fire a rocket? - probably yes," Liberal Democrat member of parliament David Ward said in a message posted on Twitter on Tuesday.

MP Ward wouldn't actually fire the icky rocket. He'd task an Irishman, Scot, or other lowly foreign conscript to do it for him. Proper English gentlemen do not engage in such activity, particularly when drones and counter-battery radar are in play.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-07-23 00:54

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