“Why is Israel singled out in this way? Why not Gulf countries, Iran, Eastern Europe, or the USA? This has been discussed at a time when the Jewish community are clearly under threat and are suffering numerous hideous attacks. "I'm not sure I trust the motivation behind the petition organisers, and I very much fear this whole thing smacks of an antisemitic conspiracy”, he added. Meanwhile, James Frith, minister in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said: "It's unfortunate that the petition behind this debate plays into the same old antisemitic tropes of hidden forces and malign control”. Tory...