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Some Canadian Liberal MPs in bed with terrorists: Joe Volpe, Liberal MP for Eglinton-Lawrence, said a decision by nine MPs to visit the West Bank next month for a fact-finding mission was wrong. Four of the MPs are Liberals.

"My colleagues are allowing themselves to be used as political pawns in a game that is clearly, at this stage, in spin mode," said Mr. Volpe, a pro-Israeli MP. Mr. Volpe said the visit would have no credibility because it is to be paid for by Palestine House, a Toronto non-profit group that supports Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader.

Mr. Volpe acknowledged for the first time a major split within the federal Liberal caucus since Israel launched its offensive in the occupied territories on March 29 after a wave of suicide bombings. "There are people who are pro-Palestinian, people who are pro-Israeli," Mr. Volpe said of his fellow Liberals. (National Post)

posted by Howard @ 4/09/2002 09:48:40 AM