- Labour: Why Keir Starmer is vilifying those who stand up for Palestinian rights
- Labour: Why Keir Starmer is vilifying those who stand up for Palestinian rights - johnhol May 19, 2021, 7:20 pm
Posted by johnhol
on May 19, 2021, 7:20 pm
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From 27th April Begins: The news that Labour leader Keir Starmer cancelled his attendance to an Open Iftar event due to the organiser’s support for the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement, was yet another demonstration to many of us - if further proof was needed – that Muslims and their political views matter very little to the party – and that Palestinians matter even less. The invitation was extended to Starmer by the Ramadan Tent Project (RTP), which provides free iftar meals to all those who attend, every single night of the holy month. Starmer first accepted then later rejected the invite, following backlash from pro-Israel groups. The Board of Deputies and the Jewish Chronicle flagged up a retweet from Omar Salha, the RTP founder, which called for the boycotting of Israeli dates during Ramadan. Concerns were also raised over his previous support on social media for the advocacy group, Cage, which campaigns for justice for the victims of the "war on terror". This attack on the Open Iftar is being framed as a continuation of the so-called fight against antisemitism. This fight, however, is much more interested in stifling solidarity with the Palestinian people than taking on the alarming rise in racism and fascism in the country. This tendency has particularly accelerated following the Labour party's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, implemented by the party in 2018, which aims to depict criticism of Israel and solidarity with the Palestinian people as a form of antisemitic hate. Continues: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-labour-antisemitism-why-keir-starmer-vilifying-who-stand-palestinian-rights |
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