Good lord what is wrong with you people? israel has just committed war crimes against a true Semitic people the indigenous Palestinians and you would deny them a free homeland. AND, this is not a Jewish issue- many decent Jewish people around our world are against israel's crimes- it is a human issue. Anyone who supports an entity that drops one tonne bombs and chemical weapons on 1.8 trapped men, women and children are severely lacking in humanity, bordering on sociopathology. You may have a powerful unprincipled lobby group but you are now in the minority of world citizens.

To anonymous- First, thank you Ms Lipman. As a rule I don't generally feed trolls, but from time to time I get tired of all the lies about 'Palestine' and the so-called 'Palestinians'.

In article 95 of the Treaty of Sevres the sovereignty of Palestine, which the Ottoman Empire had exercised for 400 years, was transferred to Britain in trust for a national homeland for the Jews. As the local Arabs had never exercised sovereignty over Palestine they lost nothing, but their civil and religious rights were protected by a clause in the Treaty. That proviso has been fully observed by Israel, that's why it 'isn't so bad after all'.

Since 1950 Arabs have built more than twice as many settlements in Judea and Samaria as have the Jews. They filled them with Arabs from all over the place - Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and by the grace of Allah they all suddenly became 'Palestinians'. The Arabs called Judea the West Bank, because they would have looked foolish claiming that Jews are illegally living in Judea.

The war against Israel isn't a dispute about bits of territory that can be solved with a concession here or there, it's a jihad against the state of Israel, which is the transitional stage for the final victory of Islam. The conflict between dar-al-Islam and dar-al-Harb. 

During the British mandate period from 1922 to 1948, the Jews called where they lived Palestine. They were the Palestinians, they played music in the Palestinian Philharmonic, they read the Palestine Post (later the Jerusalem Post), they even fought in the British army as the Palestine Brigade against Hitler.  Of course, the Arabs fought too, on Hitler's side. The Jews from Palestine and those that came to live in Israel in peace with their religion and with goodwill towards their neighbours are certainly not bad. They have a clear conscience and a clean slate. And in true Arabic/Islamic form, they teach their children to hate and call Jews all kind of vile things, they dance when Jews are killed, they are pleased when their children grow up to commit atrocities, they nurture terrorists and applaud when the rain missiles on Israel, they use women and children as human shields, they store stockpiles of weapons in UN facilities, hospitals and schools -- and when Israel retaliates they cry foul and suddenly get a conscience and the mind numb people in the West, while reading the Guardian and sipping their Starbucks join the chorus of castrati in howls of protest. Thanks Ed. You side against your own -- for votes. The coward's indignation. It takes no courage for them to hate the Jews, but it does take courage to address and confront the problems of Islam. What is the response? What was the response in Rotherham and Birmingham and BOlton and Burnley? You get the idea.

While the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe is horrible to behold, it is rather difficult to feel any sympathy for those Jewish people who are Labour members, who supported Labour's policies of mass immigration from muslim countries. It is after all your own policies that have come back to bite you in the ass. Although we are all suffering now, not least the children in Rotherham that have been raped and tortured as a direct result of Labour policies supporting multiculturalism. I also wonder of all those French families now being forced to immigrate to Israel, I wonder how many were socialists too?

Hey anonymous - Lazy inaccurate comments - if you are going to comment at least be factually correct. I'm not going to do it for you - go read about the history of the region. See what you can find about Jews and Arabs both living there. See if you can find any evidence of a state called Palestine. When you're up to speed your comments might be worth something. Otherwise don't bother.

Well said Maureen. These are my arguments and sentiments exactly. Ed Milliband is the worst sort of Jew, A self loathing one who will do anything to distance himself from his Birthright. He knows he unelectable and so is going for the popular vote. Sucking up to the Muslims who make up more of the population than we do. He is abhorrent. I will most definitely not be voting Labour this time around. Although there are only the Tories who do support Israel and I loath David Cameron's home policies so what a choice!! I wrote to the BBC saying exactly what you said, where are all the pictures of maiamed Iraqi children and wailing mothers. why isn't the odious Orla Guerrin springing up in Iraq screeching about the poor children and injustice? Oh forgot its not Israel and there are no Jews to bash!!! Spread your message far and wide. As someone in the limelight you could do a great deal of good. x

Well said.

The British Empire ended some time ago. Why has the UK got anything whatsoever to do with the Middle East, when no vital UK interests are under threat? What was Parliament doing voting on something it cannot influence, let alone to the benefit of the UK? Where is the evidence of anti-Semitism becoming a force in the UK, apart from in the PC metropolitan elite? The rest of the population couldn't care about a persons religion, provided they are left alone.

This article is confused nonsense. I don't see how you get from just criticism of Britain's international behaviour to having a tantrum about Israel's right to act in an equally appalling way. How embarrassing. What right does Israel have to complain, it continues to build new settlements and act aggressively. Palestine used to be a state, what right do Israel have to complain about Palestine's desire for self-determination. Do you not remember how Israel established itself? Through invasion and aggressive expansion in an existing country? Through ghettoising the Arab population. The Palestinians are de facto always in a state of defending themselves. The Israelis are the aggressors. Shame on you.

As the late Manny Shinwell said '-Antisemitism does play a part in British politics.' What is interesting is the Labour Antisemitic lot also support the enemies of Britain.e.g. Barbara Castle blamed the troubles in Cyprus on .The behavior of British troops' Edith Summerskill supported Nasser during the Suez crisis. A vote for Labour is a vote for Terrorism.

Maureen, you perfectly articulate the reasons I won't be voting for Labour this time round, the first time ever in my life. I say that as a socialist and atheist. What an immature, ill- thought out motion they supported. They would be dangerous in power given the situation in the world. I'm now a political refugee but I simply won't vote for this shower.