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The Palestinian cause must not be traduced into oblivion by wealthy and powerful circles
A relative mourns over the body of Abdullah al-Qutati, 26, at the morgue of the European hospital east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, east of Khan Younis, last Friday. He was one of two unarmed Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops for attending a border protest that day

THE Daily Mail has form in fashioning fake news to discredit left-wing politics, but it plumbs new depths in linking Jeremy Corbyn with the killers of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics.

Both it and Jewish News should be ashamed of their role in exploiting the grief of Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, whose husbands were murdered in the Olympic village in 1972.

No wonder the women feel moved to condemn the Labour leader, but their condemnation should be reserved for cynical politicians and media prepared to distort the truth for base purposes.

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