Grace Tame and the litany of libels

Methinks the lady doth protest too much,” is the misquote from Hamlet that came to mind when I listened to Grace Tame last week.

“I do not hate Israelis. I do not hate Jewish people … I believe Israeli survivors, I believe Jewish survivors …”

There is a BUT, of course: “I abhor the crimes of the State of Israel.”

And, “I acknowledge and sincerely apologise for any harm [my comments’] mischaracterisation has caused.”

Ah, not for any harm her actual comments have caused. Just for any harm their “mischaracterisation” has. Though I’m not sure how one can “mischaracterise” the words “debunked propaganda”, which was what she called the reports of sexual violence against Israelis.