UK urged to investigate influence of Zionist lobby

[Ognir]

Today: Friday January 25, 2008
UK urged to investigate influence of Zionist lobby
London, Jan 18, IRNA UK-Israel Lobby
A parliamentary committee is being urged to investigate the pervasive influence of the Israeli regime's lobby in Britain that have been embedded in the country's major political parties for over 50 years.

Secretary of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Charles Ramsden is being asked to examine the variety of so-called "Friends of Israel" groups that are at the centre of the British political establishment and at the very heart of government."
But according to the Jewish Chronicle, the call led Israel boycott campaigners is being dismissed as an attempt to "smear" the Israel lobby.

In a letter to Ramsden, British MPs in the friendship groups are accused of "eating out of the Israeli government's hand" and being a powerful influence on the government's Middle East policy.

It focuses on the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI), questioning the loyalty to Britain of its director, Stuart Polak, and points out that Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Kim Howells is a former chair of Labour Friends of Israel (LFI).

"I am proud not just to be a Conservative, but a Conservative Friend of Israel; and I am proud of the key role CFI plays within our Party," the CFI website quotes the party's leader David Cameron saying.

Parliamentary chairman of CFI, is also James Arbuthnot, a former defence minister and the current chair of the Defence Select Committee in the House of Commons.

"We present the case for Israel but we also inform people about the good and the bad sides of the conflict [with the Palestinians]," Arbuthnot was quoted saying.

Unlike CFI, LFI is completely controlled by Labour MPs and includes many former ministers on its Policy Council, the most senior being former Home Secretary David Blunkett, former Trade Secretary Stephen Byers and Europe Minister Dennis MacShane.

But Ramsden was quoted saying that any investigation was "very unlikely" to be held by his committee, which acts as a watchdog on the conduct of MPs, saying that it only dealt with "issues involving individuals."


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[hammer]

So many friends!! it must be a lucrative business.

[Shinobi]

Remember this ? - The Zionist Connection ..

They've only got so long now, who are they going to cry wolf to
when everyone has clearly had enough of their bullshit! ?

Awhhh come here you little Z's I have a shoulder to cry on
not before I stick this *#%&^(*!$* ( Way too explicit ! )

[TeslaandLyne]

The old call England get out of Ireland.

Might have to be revised.

[DJOldskool]

Wow. It is plainly obvious and documented from many sources the influence of aipac and co in the US. But I didnt realise the same thing was going on in this country.

Why isn't there any popular truth seekers in this country to inform us of the shit going on in the UK. I mean our system stinks to high heaven but it seems more difficult to find out where the actual shit is. Or mayby its just everywhere.

The closest thing we have is Mark Thomas and he focuses way too much time on certain slightly less significant areas. I have been to see him on stage and he covered two topics. One was the ban on protesting near parliament without permission. It was quite funny the lengths he went to to frustrate the authorities with their own rules, but there are many more important topics. Such as the influence of big business and bankers on our political decisions.

IMO he is most likely a gatekeeper, or is just smart enough to stay away from certain areas.

DJ

edit: I remembered the other topic was CCTV and police videotaping. If any UK peeps wanna cause trouble you can request copies of any footage taken of you. So you can take a day wondering around London, then ask for a copy of every time you were caught on cctv. This takes someone many hours to hunt down for you. I think he got 200 or so people to request it every day for a week XD

[Ognir]

Quote:But I didnt realise the same thing was going on in this country.

:biggrin:

No shit, they control lots of place you wouldn't think, that's how 0.000001% of the world runs things

If only the people knew, they'd be furious