"They'd gone out of the room and I said in a collegiate way, where has our friend gone? That was all I said."
@jeremycorbyn explains the infamous Hamas 'friends' quote before condemning the 7th October terror attacks and Israel's response on #TimesRadio.
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Corbyn does not acknowledge the quote where he says “I’ve invited friends from Hamas”, explicitly calling them his friends.
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In July 1994, a car bomb exploded outside the Israeli embassy in west London, a few hours later a second CAR bomb exploded outside a Jewish charity in north London.
Jeremy Corbyn spent nearly two decades campaigning for the convicted terrorists responsible. 1/13
Corbyn: 'The idea that an organisation [Hamas] which is dedicated towards the good of the Palestinian people, bringing about long-term peace and social justice... should be labelled a terrorist organisation... is really a big, big historical mistake.'
I repeatedly asked @jeremycorbyn if he thought Hamas was a terrorist group and whether they should stay in power in Gaza.
He repeatedly refused to answer either question. Staggering.
Can anyone please tell me where Diane Abbott, the Shadow Home Secretary is?
Is it really acceptable that she has not made any public speeches since the terror attack?
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This is what the Iranian's got for £20,000.
Corbyn: "recognise it's a very successful country in many ways, there are more women than men in university".
If you ignore the oppression, the hanging of gay people from cranes, the executions etc. 1/10
A brief history of Hamas and Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza.
'Armed Militants inside Shifa are one of the Hospitals biggest problems.'
'Many of them use their military muscle to try and get special treatment.'
July 2006 during Hamas-Fatah civil war.
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It hasn't quite sunk in yet that this woman now holds the second most important position in Her Majesty's Official Opposition Party...
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