West Yorkshire police are investigating after the Bradford West MP George Galloway apparently told a political meeting he had declared the city an Israel free zone. The controversial Respect Party politician was captured on film allegedly making the comments during at meeting in Leeds.
The film in which he appeared to be saying he did not wish to see Israeli academics or tourists in the city was later posted on the internet.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire police said: “We have received two separate complaints about comments attributed to George Galloway MP during a speech he gave at a public meeting in Leeds on 2nd August 2014. We are currently investigating the complaints.”
In one part of his speech which can be seen online, Mr Galloway said: "We have declared Bradford an Israel-free zone.
"We don't want any Israeli goods. We don't want any Israeli services.
"We don't want any Israeli academics coming to the university or college.
"We don't even want any Israeli tourists to come to Bradford even if any of them had thought of doing so.
"We reject this illegal, barbarous, savage state that calls itself Israel. And you have to do the same."
Mr Galloway was filmed in front of the Palestinian flag.