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British Anti-Israel MP Gets More Than He Bargained for at Debate (Galloway)
INN ^ | 10/15/2013, 2:35 PM | Ari Soffer

Posted on 10/15/2013 7:39:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Anti-Israel sentiment on British campuses is nothing new. … But the UK’s most famous anti-Israel Member of Parliament got a little more he bargained for at a debate at the prestigious Oxford University. …

When it came to the audience Q&A session, after several minutes one audience member stood up and, facing Galloway, delivered a speech of his own—in Hebrew, whilst holding an Israeli flag.

After Galloway claimed to feel “threatened” by the episode, the student, named as Jonathan Hunter, switched to English, condemning Galloway for his support of Middle Eastern dictators, including former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

When the MP retorted “you’re doing yourself a lot of harm,” Hunter responded: “I think you did a lot of harm by not speaking to my friend Eylon (Aslan-Levy) and not having a constructive dialogue with him.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; georgegalloway; iran; israel; lebanon; oxforduniversity; scotland; scotlandyet; syria; unitedkingdom; waronterror
Galloway is a traitor.
1 posted on 10/15/2013 7:39:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Take that ya limey bastard.


2 posted on 10/15/2013 7:51:01 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: longfellow

Galloway is Scottish, and judging by the accent, the student who did this is English.


3 posted on 10/15/2013 8:00:56 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

oh sorry, Screw braveheart!


4 posted on 10/15/2013 8:03:25 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Olog-hai

Wow! Love it!


5 posted on 10/15/2013 8:45:05 AM PDT by TurkeyLurkey
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To: longfellow

LMAO!! You are slippery!!


6 posted on 10/15/2013 9:32:37 AM PDT by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: SgtHooper

LMAO!! You are slippery!!

Wait till he gives you a serenade :)


7 posted on 10/15/2013 12:07:56 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.
...one audience member stood up and, facing Galloway, delivered a speech of his own -- in Hebrew, whilst holding an Israeli flag. After Galloway claimed to feel "threatened" by the episode, the student, named as Jonathan Hunter, switched to English, condemning Galloway for his support of Middle Eastern dictators, including former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When the MP retorted "you"re doing yourself a lot of harm,"
I stand in awe of Jonathan Hunter's restraint.


8 posted on 10/15/2013 4:58:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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The rather extensive keyword, newest to oldest:

9 posted on 10/15/2013 6:28:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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