Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: David Cameron: I will banish extremists from Britain

http://thejc.com/news/uk-news/29370/david-cameron-the-full-jc-interview
You have said you will back a change to the legislation which allows
magistrates to issue arrest warrants for visiting foreign politicians
and military staff. Now that Labour has pushed the issue into the long
grass until after the election, what guarantee will you give to the
Jewish community that you will introduce the law change immediately
after the election?
I think the government’s approach to this has been feeble. They said
back in December that they would look at changing the law to stop
political groups being able to issue private arrest warrants – but we’re
now just weeks away from an election and still nothing has been done.
It’s a big problem. It means that while we’re saying we want to get the
Peace Process moving and that we want Britain to play a part in that,
some of the key people we need to talk to in Israel are being deterred
from coming here. It puts us in a really weak position. We will keep
pressing the Government to make this right - and if they don’t, we will.
What exactly is the Conservative Party's policy on Israel and the peace
process? In particular what would you do to kick-start talks??
I passionately believe in the right of Israel to exist, to defend itself
and to live in peace and security. And I unequivocally support a
two-state solution. We need a State of Israel, with her existence
recognised by all her Arab neighbours, living alongside a sovereign and
viable Palestinian State.
Since I’ve been doing this job, I’ve spoken to people from both sides
and from all the countries involved in the peace process about how we
can narrow the differences between the parties and bring about the
settlement that is urgently needed. It’s going to take perseverance,
dedication, courage, and compromise to bring real, lasting peace to the
Middle East. That’s something that William Hague and I both understand
and we will work incredibly hard to help bring it about.
William Hague was forced to backtrack after criticising Israel's
disproportionate use of force. What is your position on Israel's actions
in Operation Cast Lead and what is your opinion of the Goldstone report?
No, that’s not right. We’re talking about two separate events here – the
war in Lebanon in 2006 and the conflict in Gaza in 2008-9 – and in both
cases, our views didn’t change.
In 2006, we did say that some of the things that Israel did during the
war in Lebanon were disproportionate and a mistake, while upholding
Israel's right to self defence. I think that we were right to say that
and we’ve always stood by that view.
In 2008-9, during the conflict in Gaza and Operation Cast Lead, we said
that Israel did have the right to defend her citizens from rocket
attacks. The loss of life in Gaza was terrible and some of the scenes we
saw were horrific. And that’s why we called for an early ceasefire and
for both sides to show restraint.
The detailed allegations of human rights abuses contained in the
Goldstone Report are serious and they do need to be fully investigated.
But we would have voted against the UN Human Rights Council Resolution
on the Goldstone Report, which didn’t mention Hamas’s role in starting
the conflict in Gaza. The government on the other hand simply dithered
about, not sure what to do, and in the end did not vote in any way at all.
How do you respond to the claims in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme
that the Israel lobby, via Conservative Friends of Israel, has an undue
influence within the Conservative Party?
There are lots of groups with specific areas of interest who are friends
of the Conservative Party and I’m pleased we are attracting interest
from so many different parts of society. We really value the work that
CFI does and the way it helps to fight anti-Semitism. But decisions on
policy are entirely a matter for me and my Shadow Cabinet, and they’re
taken on the basis of our view of Britain’s national interest
What reassurances can you give to UK Jews about his alliance in Europe
with parties in Poland and Latvia that have been criticised for their
links to the far right and accused of antisemitism?
We need to look at the facts. The Chief Rabbi of Poland has himself made
it very clear that the Polish Law and Justice party is a mainstream
party and their MEP Michael Kaminski, who has been the focus of Labour
smears, is not only not anti-Semitic, but actually has a record of
combating anti-Semitism.
And as for our Latvian partners, again there’s been a lot of distortion.
The TB/LNNK is a mainstream party, it’s part of the Latvian Government,
and the Latvian Foreign Minister has now had to complain to David
Miliband about some of the insulting things Labour have said.
The truth is that we would never ally with a party we believed to be
anti-Semitic, led by anti-Semites or with links to the far right. I hope
Jewish Chronicle readers can see that.
Jewish parents and students are very concerned about the rise of
antisemitism and Islamic radicalism on campus. What measures would a
Conservative government take to stamp these out?
This is a worrying time for the Jewish community in Britain. The BNP is
winning seats. The most disgusting literature can be found in bookshops
and on university campuses. And the Community Security Trust reported
more anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2009 than in the whole
of any previous year.
So we’ve got to deal with this and drain this poison. And there are
three key things we need to do.
First, stop letting people like Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Ibrahim Moussawi
into this country to spread hatred. Second, ban those extremist groups
like Hizb-ut-Tahrir who are already here. And third, do more – much more
– to tackle radicalisation in our universities.
Of course, it’s important that academic freedom is respected and that
our universities are a place where robust debate can take place. But
this freedom has to be matched by responsibility – and that means making
clear to university authorities and student unions that they need to
help identify those who are vulnerable to influence from extremists or
shown they are willing to promote hatred, just as they would in relation
to any other suspected crime.
Will the Conservative Party make funds available to improve security
around Jewish institutions including schools as recommended in the
recent all-party report on anti-Semitism?
We’ve got to stop the rise of anti-Semitism, and I will always stand
firm against anti-Semitism, in all its forms and wherever it occurs. I
support the work the Community Security Trust does to provide extra
vigilance for the Jewish Community. I have spoken at its dinners,
supported its work and assisted with fund raising. I back faith-based
organisations and what they do: they form an important part of my vision
of the Big Society.
But we also need to do much more in terms of freeing up the police from
bureaucracy and paperwork and form-filling so that they have more time
to focus on these sorts of issues. I can promise you is that with a
Conservative Government we will never allow anti-Semitism to go
unchecked in this country, and we will work flat out to reverse the
radicalisation and root out the sources of radicalisation which have
grown up over the last few years.
What is the Conservative Party's commitment to faith schools?
I have visited Jewish Schools in London and Birmingham. I’m a big
supporter of faith schools, personally as well as politically.
Personally, because my daughter, Nancy, goes to an excellent Church of
England school and we’re really lucky in that. Politically, because I
think that faith schools are a really important part of our education
system and they often have a culture and ethos which helps to drive up
standards. If anything, I would like to see faith schools grow. Through
our school reform plans, there will be a real growth in new good school
places, and we’re anticipating that some of these will be in faith schools.
Is there any legislative remedy to the House of Lords decision over JFS?
We are talking to lawyers about this case and about what it means for
the future. We’re going to look into this very closely indeed.
Has anti-Semitism been purged from the Conservative Party at grassroots
as well as parliamentary level?
I think we’ve got a good record in showing that we can change as a Party
and welcome people from all backgrounds. With Disraeli, we were the
first Party to have someone who was ethnically Jewish become Prime Minister.
With Michael Howard, we had the first practicing Jewish Leader of the
Opposition. And we’ve just seen a Conservative Member of Parliament,
John Bercow, become the first Jewish Speaker of the House of Commons.
One of the highlights of my year was meeting Dayan Ehrentreu and
learning about my ancestors, the Levitas.
Of course, we can’t ever be complacent, but if you look at our Party
today you see we’ve got a Jewish Chief Executive, Andrew Feldman, we’ve
got a Jewish Chairman of the Research Department, Oliver Letwin, and at
this general election we’ll have Jewish people standing as Conservative
candidates in really winnable seats. I didn’t do this, the Conservative
Party did it, and I’m really proud of the way we’ve shown we can change.

 
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