George Galloway investigated by police for saying Bradford an 'Israel-free zone'
Police are investigating comments made by George Galloway during a speech in which he said Bradford had been declared an "Israel-free zone". ● The Respect MP told a meeting of party activists in Leeds on Saturday that Israeli tourists were not welcome in Bradford. West Yorkshire police said they had received two complaints and were investigating the Bradford West MP's comments. A video of the meeting posted online showed Galloway saying: "We have declared Bradford an Israel-free zone. "We don't want any Israeli goods, we don't want any Israeli services, we don't want any Israeli academics coming to the university or the college, we don't even want any Israeli tourists to come to Bradford, even if any of them had thought of doing so.
"We reject this illegal, barbarous, savage state that calls itself Israel. And you have to do the same
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The Independent: George Galloway declares Bradford ‘an Israel-free zone’ and warns away ‘Israeli tourists’