As I wrote in January, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg promised to deal with any new outbursts by Baroness Tonge along the lines of her track record of antisemitic remarks and sympathy with antisemitic terrorism. Since he made this promise he has had two opportunities to act but refused – indignantly - to keep his word.

I concluded, “If Nick Clegg doesn’t even have the balls or the decency to deal with antisemitism and support for terrorism within his own party, why on earth should we believe he is in any way ready to be a leader of the country?”

This week Tonge has called for an inquiry into the ludicrous blood libel allegations that the IDF was harvesting organs during its admirable humanitarian work in Haiti. So, Mr Clegg, will you keep your promise this time and act immediately?

Israel’s deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon spoke at the Oxford Union last night. As was – sadly – to be expected, there were angry protests. How revealing they were. Outside the talk, protestors chanted ‘Free Palestine – from the river to the sea’. This is an explicit, unambiguous call for the destruction of Israel in its entirety.

Meanwhile inside one protestor shouted that Mr Ayalon should be tried for his ‘war crimes’ during Operation Cast Lead. Mr Ayalon was not in government during Cast Lead, but why let the facts get in the way of accusing an Israeli of war crimes? Then a student stormed out, but not before shouting ‘Itbah Al-Yahud’ at Ayalon. This means ‘Kill The Jews’ in Arabic.

What a shower. The ‘Edge Of Where’ blog (by no means a slavish supporter of Israeli policy and no fan of Ayalon) has a first-hand report here.