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The British MP travelled to Israel and the West Bank at the invitation of BBC Radio 4's Today programme to meet families and victims of suicide bombers, after she caused controversy by saying she might consider becoming a suicide bomber herself if forced to live like the Palestinians. My remarks last month, expressing empathy with suicide bombers, had been misinterpreted by the tabloids as meaning sympathy and approval. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that I travelled from Jerusalem to the checkpoint out to Bethlehem and the Occupied Territories. The morning was cold and wet and added to the gloom...

Tonge sacked over suicide comment Dr Tonge is stepping down as an MP at the next election Jenny Tonge has been asked by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy to quit his front bench following her remarks about Palestinian suicide bombers. The Lib Dem MP has insisted she did not condone suicide bombers despite saying she would consider becoming one if she were Palestinian. Now Mr Kennedy has asked her to step down as children's spokeswoman. He said: "Her recent remarks about suicide bombers are completely unacceptable." "They are not compatible with Liberal Democrat party policies and principles. "There can be...