Sunday 14 January 2023
Should your MP be open about links to Israel
Yesterday I tweeted a question to Chris Law the MP for Dundee West regarding any affiliations he had with any Jewish organisations. My concern was that a few weeks ago in Dundee City Square he attempted to give a speech that by all accounts supported Israel.
His answer was to block me. I have therefore sent an email to his parliamentary contact address with an official request for the information.
Here below is the email sent and I will update you with any answer I receive.
Bob Costello here, remember me? I am the guy who helped you get where you are in the British parliament. Firstly in respect of the assistance I gave you during the independence campaign in 2014, when I took your 40-year-old fire engine into our workshops to renovate it including a full strip and re-spry thereby turning it into the Spirit Of Independence for you to use touring the country during the campaign. This, completely free of charge.
I remember remarking to Jamie ( my son) that you had more ambitious plans in mind and you would probably be using the campaign to further your political ambitions.
once the campaign was over you then indeed set about furthering your political ambitions and again I assisted in first your selection as a candidate and then through campaigning through the Yes Bus Team for your successful election to parliament.
Cast your mind back to the night before you went down to Westminster when we were having a pint in Menniés. You said to me “Well, what do you think” I said “Well Chris, we have got you here and you will go down to that place tomorrow where, if you are not careful you will be sucked into the glamour and pomp of that place. We have brought you here to fight for independence and if you stray off that road, we will fight to have you replaced by someone who will carry forward the fight.”
Well, Chris you were sucked in and between yourself and the rest of the Sturgeonites’ you have all but destroyed the independence movement but that is something for another day perhaps somewhat closer to the next election when I intend to expand on this theme.
My concern today is in connection with the ongoing situation in Gaza. Yesterday I tweeted a question to you as my MP, concerning your possible connection to Israel. I wanted to know whether you had any links through possible or similar organisations such as Friends of Israel, or whether you or your parliamentary office have ever received any funding or benefits from any Jewish organisation or any of their affiliations?
My concern is that on the face of it, you could possibly support Israel and this was evidenced a few weeks ago when, in the City Square ( the place where we together campaigned for the freedom of Scotland) you attempted to give a speech supporting the present actions of Israel, which to many people mind is tantamount to genocide.
Remember, Dundee is twinned with Nabulus.
Unfortunately, instead of answering my concerns, you blocked me.
I support the right of the Palestinian people to have the freedom of their own country, a position I believe to be very prevalent among the people of Scotland and indeed among your own constituents. I therefore call upon you to make your position clear. Do you condemn the slaughter visited upon the Palestinian people by Israel and do you support a free Palestinian state, can you answer the questions concerning possible affiliations to Israeli organizations and funding positions?
To give you a fair chance of reply I will post this and any answers I receive from you on social media.
Best regards
Bob
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I suspect any reply will be smoke and mirrors without answering your questions given you have said you will publish any response, he will use that to say security of office or some crap.
He has been a total waste of time and achieved nothing, he is a stain that needs shifted asap, even if it means a unionist in Dundee West.
Saying that I am now at the point where I am seriously considering not participating in the English Parliament elections any more, while they do effect our colony they just hold no interest for me in many ways. Does seem to matter who goes down there it makes no difference so I really do question the point of even taking part any more.
Be interesting to see CL replies with any substantive answer, I won’t hold my breath.
You are probably right Bruce but if it is an evasive answer people will see through it. I agree with what you say regarding the GE