Palestinian activist removed from Labour shortlist after smear Archived Message
Posted by Mary on October 23, 2019, 8:42 pm, in reply to "Action on Ellman and Hodge by their constituencies"
'The activist behind an iconic speech on Palestine at Labour’s conference last year has had his parliamentary hopes dashed by the party, the UK’s main opposition. Colin Monehen announced on Sunday he had been shortlisted to be the Labour candidate for Epping Forest in northeast London. But the party emailed at 1pm on Wednesday telling him he had been removed from the shortlist “after due diligence.” They gave no specifics, Monehen told The Electronic Intifada. That morning, The Jewish Chronicle had published a story claiming Monehen had “defended a notorious anti-Semitic image.” But the journalist behind the story made his real motive clear, by denouncing Monehen on Twitter as having given a “pro-Palestinian rant” at last year’s conference.' https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/palestine-activist-removed-labour-shortlist-after-smear The journalist is Lee Harpin. _________ About time, Corbyn and Milne got a grip on things.
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