Green candidate compares Hamas to French resistance

Mr Slaughter, a member of the Labour Friends of Palestine, has recently returned from Gaza. He spoke of his desire to “resist pressure from Israel” to alter the law on universal jurisdiction, which has been used to issue arrest warrants against Israeli politicians.

He also claimed Gaza’s resources were ‘exploited by Israeli settlers’ and condemned the long sentences given to those who rioted during the Gaza protests last year.

Mr Miles, the Green candidate went further, saying: “The way Palestinians are being treated by the Israelis, some say they are living in a ghetto. I like to be a bit more radical, I would say that the Israelis are running some of the biggest concentration camps in the world. Palestinians can’t get food, can’t get medical attention, can’t get building materials.

“The word ‘terrorism’ is mentioned a lot, but I will say the old cliché that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. If you look at the Second World War to the French resistance, they are heroes now but at the time they were terrorists.”

Rollo Miles of the Greeen party -speaking at the debate.

Video by Chris Underwood