Nick Clegg condemns boycotts
Last night, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg delivered the second annual lecture of the European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism. In a good speech, he specifically condemned moves to boycott Israeli academics. He said:
“..we need to be much more active, more vocal, in our condemnation of antisemitism.
One issue where that is especially true is academic boycotts of Israeli academics. Totally unacceptable. Whether boycotters realise it or not these modern-day exclusions, based on nationality and tied to religion, carry enormous historical baggage. My party has made it clear we find them morally objectionable, and also counterproductive: the only route to peace will only ever be through dialogue.”
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[...] which, when viewed together with last week’s remarks on boycotts by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, firmly demonstrates that the politics of the boycott movement remain firmly on the extreme fringes [...]
Did he say why Jenny Tonge is still a party spokesperson in the House of Lords?
Did he attempt to justify his indefensible position on Israel? (that it has the right to defend itself but that the UK should not supply it with arms to defend itself)