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Suella Braverman was involved in a tense clash with a pro-Palestine student over protests at universities.
The former home secretary defended Israel during the GB News debate with Fiona Lali, national campaigns coordinator for the Revolutionary Communist Party.
But Ms Lali accused the Tory MP of being a "war criminal" as she hit out at the Government.
It comes after Mrs Braverman yesterday headed to Cambridge University and attempted to engage with pro-Palestine activists camped on a lawn outside Senate House.
Ms Lali said: "The only thing that is detached is your views and your approach to this situation and the whole of the Tory government.
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“The student protesters are very attached to what is happening in Palestine and they are doing what they can in order to stop universities, who provide ￡450 million to the Israeli state and military, rather than investing in their own education.
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“You are the one and your government is completely out of touch with what the majority of Britons think about what's happening.
"The majority do not support what Israel is doing and actually want us to stop sending weapons.”
Mrs Braverman pressed her on what her view is of terror group Hamas.
Ms Lali replied: "I don't want to talk about Hamas. The reason you want to talk about Hamas is because you want to keep justifying spending more money for Israel.
"Sunak was talking about increasing defence spending to 2.5%, they want to spend loads of money on that but no money on the NHS, no money on education, you want to cut pensions, cut council budgets, that's what the government you support is doing which is causing serious suffering in this country as well."
Mrs Braverman then put it to her that the pro-Palestine protests at universities were "anti-Conservative".
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Ms Lali said: "Of course we're anti-Conservative because the Conservative government is facilitating and supporting a genocide. Not just that it's also overseeing a horrific set of policies, austerity policies, that are damaging everyone's lives in Britain today."
The Tory MP then asked: "So you have no view on Hamas and no message for Hamas? Do you believe Israel has a right to exist?”
Ms Lali replied: “What is your message to the majority of people in Britain who hate and Tories, who hate you specifically."
Host Patrick Christys then cut in and pressed the student to answer Mrs Braverman's question.
She said: "You're asking the wrong questions to distract from the central point that I was making which is the reason you don't like these student protesters and encampments, one, is because they've already brought you down and, two, because of what it represents which is a growing movement in this country which is against the Tories and any main political parties."
Mrs Braverman pointed out the protests have posters and placards about Israel, Palestine and Gaza, adding: "Would you say Israel has a right to defend itself?"
Ms Lali responded: "Israel does not have the right to do what it is doing right now which is a genocide.
"You posing those questions is exactly what makes students in Cambridge think I don't want to talk to you, I don't want to talk to any war criminal. You are a war criminal."
Mrs Braverman said: "What do you say about the very legitimate aim that Israel is targeting a terrorist organisation called Hamas and is aiming to degrade, destabilise and kill Hamas terrorists."
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Ms Lali said: "I disagree with that completely. Calling it legitimate, even if you want to talk about the legal world, all of those institutions, the International Court of Justice, have also said that legally what is happening is a genocide."
But the Conservative MP replied:: "Well that's wrong. Let's stick to facts here."
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