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January 22, 2004
British MP says she understands suicide bombers

JERUSALEM POST: British MP says she understands suicide bombers

A British Parliament member stirred controversy Thursday night after saying in an interview to Sky News that she understands why some people became suicide bombers. "It is out of desperation and I guess if I was in their situation, with my children and grandchildren, and I saw no hope for the future at all, I might just think about it myself," liberal democrat Jenny Tonge said.

What kind of desperation is it, you ask. Well, let's take the most recent example of a Palestinian suicide bomber, shall we? The mother of two who blew herself up at Erez Crossing...

According to CAMERA:

Israel’s largest circulation daily, Yediot Ahronot, reported on January 18th that Raiyshi’s husband, a member of the terrorist Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), forced her to stage the attack to redeem “family honor,” and that her lover, also of Hamas, supplied the bomb.

So, Jenny Tong, did the Israelis force her to cheat on her husband, causing him to force her to go out and blow herself up?

UPDATE:
She's been removed from her position as spokeswoman for children's affairs.

Posted by Laurence Simon at January 22, 2004 04:44 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Just more cheap excuses for bad behavior. The justifiers will never learn.

Posted by: johnnymozart at January 22, 2004 05:04 PM

I can't believe I just read that. Desperation should ideally lead to a search for a productive solution. Blowing oneself up and killing other civilians does not lead to a productive solution (or any solution for that matter).

Why would this Jenny Tonge think that suicide bombing would help her children or grandchildren? Her line of reasoning is completely flawed, and she should not be allowed to make or influence policy, ever.

Posted by: Alex Dale at January 22, 2004 05:21 PM

Maybe she could consider moving to Belfast? Way too much ink wasted these days...

Posted by: Cap'n SPIN at January 23, 2004 12:18 AM

Given the Lib Dem's persennially dismal poll prospects in the UK, with no hope of improvement any time soon, I suggest NOT spending much time within blast radius distance of Jenny Tonge....

Posted by: Joe at January 23, 2004 10:14 AM

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