The party suspended the whip from Mr Ward until mid-September after he “questioned the continuing existence of Israel”.
Mr Ward has previously got into hot water in January when he accused “the Jews” of inflicting atrocities on Palestinians and linking this to the Holocaust.
These remarks were condemned by the Liberal Democrats and Mr Ward apologised.
However, the party’s leadership decided to act after a new tweet saying: “Am I wrong or are am I right? At long last the Zionists are losing the battle – how long can the apartheid State of Israel last?”
In a formal letter, Alistair Carmichael, the Liberal Democrat chief whip, said the Bradford East MP had failed to live up to his promise to use “proportionate and precise” language .... http://www.intifada-palestine.com
