The Left Dishonourable Baroness Tonge: Anti-Semitism Reminiscent of the Dark Ages

As reported by The Jewish Chronicle, the Left Dishonourable Baroness Jennifer Tonge called for an inquiry to ascertain that the Israeli medical rescue team sent to Haiti, following the catastrophic earthquake, did not steal body organs:

"Baroness Tonge, the Liberal peer, said this week that Israel should set up an inquiry to disprove allegations that its medical teams in Haiti 'harvested' organs of earthquake victims for use in transplants.

Her call has been sharply criticised by fellow LibDems, but party leader Nick Clegg has refused to act against her.

The organ theft claims were published last week in the Palestine Telegraph, an online journal based in Gaza of which Baroness Tonge is a patron.

In a statement to the JC, she said the Israel Defence Forces were 'to be commended for their fantastic response to the Haitian earthquake'.

But she added: 'To prevent allegations such as these — which have already been posted on YouTube — going any further, the IDF and the Israeli Medical Association should establish an independent inquiry immediately to clear the names of the team in Haiti.'”

http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/27070/tonge-investigate-idf-stealing-organs-haiti

On Friday, the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg finally had the good sense to sack Tonge as his health spokeswoman in the House of Lords. Clegg, however, had the temerity to claim that Tonge is not anti-Semitic or racist. Shame on Clegg for defending her and not recognizing this vulgar anti-Semite for what she is!

This is not the first time that the vile Tonge has been embroiled in controversy. In 2004, while a Member of Parliament, Tonge was asked to step down as children's spokeswoman by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy after grotesquely asserting vis-à-vis Palestinian suicide bombers:

"If I had to live in that situation - and I say that advisedly - I might just consider becoming one myself."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3421669.stm

Has Tonge alone lost her mind, or has anti-Semitism become fashionable in the House of Lords?

Israel Sends Assistance to Haiti; Also Expects Major Earthquake

Israel, which has two fault lines crossing its tiny boundaries, is itself expecting a major earthquake that could occur anytime in the next 50 years. As such, Israel's Home Front Command has developed new rescue techniques for earthquake stricken zones and was quick to send aid, including 40 doctors and five search-and-rescue teams, to beleaguered Haiti:

"El Al airlines announced Thursday morning that it was sending two planes, one cargo and another for passengers, to the stricken nation. The operation was being conducted under the authority of the Home Front Command.

An advance five-member IDF-Foreign Ministry team left for Haiti Wednesday afternoon, taking with it experts in engineering, medicine, logistics and rescue operations from the IDF's Home Front Command and Dani Saban, the head of the Caribbean and Central America Desk at the Foreign Ministry."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147885750&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israel regularly sends such assistance to countries that have suffered earthquakes and building collapses, among them Turkey. Turkey, however, now governed by Erdoğan's Islamic-inspired Justice and Development Party, has made a point of cooling relations with Israel in favor of improved ties with Syria and Iran. Israel's 1999 rescue mission to Turkey, which succeeded in saving nine Turkish quake victims and providing needed field hospital care, has long been forgotten.

Instead, Turkish television viewers are being bombarded with episodes from fictional series, which depict Israelis as child murderers and baby abductors and which have resulted in a diplomatic incident. Meanwhile, Israeli tourists are canceling planned vacations in Turkey.

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdoğan remains extremely critical of Israel, and on Monday at a joint press conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Ankara, he lambasted Israel for violating Lebanon's airspace and using disproportionate force against Palestinians in Gaza.

Perhaps Erdoğan would care to comment on Kurdish aspirations for independence and discuss reparation payments to Armenia? Not a chance.