ISTANBUL (AA) – Australian Senator Fatima Payman has quit the ruling Labor Party, calling on the government to match its words with actions. “Our actions must align with our principles,” Payman said, who was suspended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from parliamentary work after she supported a motion to recognize Palestin...
As the UK approaches the 2024 general election, a recent YouGov poll highlights voting trends among ethnic minority groups, particularly British Pakistanis. While traditionally leaning toward Labour, recent findings show a noticeable shift. While 53% of ethnic minority voters support Labour, a considerable number of British Pakistanis are tur...
Keighley, United Kingdom – AFP Gaza is a long way from the picturesque foothills of the Yorkshire Dales but the issue could swing UK general election races in northern England, with many local Muslims angry at Labour’s stance. While Labour is expected to win a thumping national majority on July 4, leader Keir Starmer’s refusa...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Amid the ongoing onslaught by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, a petition has been moved in the New Zealand parliament seeking support for the people in the besieged coastal enclave. “We call for the New Zealand government to fulfill its international legal obligations, and to demonstrate moral leadership to the rest of [&h...
LONDON (AA) – The Labour Party has withdrawn its support for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali over his comments on the October 7 Hamas attacks. The party will no longer campaign for Ali after the Mail on Sunday published his comments, claiming Israel had “allowed” the Hamas attack on October 7. Later, the Daily Mail [...
LONDON (AA) – Muslim members of the UK’s Labour Party see loss of support from Muslim voters if the party does not alter its stance on Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed close to 27,500 Palestinians — mostly children and women. The Labour Muslim Network (LMN) comprising Muslim MPs, mayors, municipal councilors, and ...
ANKARA (AA) – A Palestinian man who lost his family members in the Gaza bombing confronted UK lawmaker Angela Rayner at a Stockport fundraiser. “I lost my family in Gaza,” shouted the aggrieved man who had lost his mother, brother, and nieces in the Israeli war on Gaza. The man added choking with tears, “I […]
ANKARA (AA) – Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, said Monday that the government should support the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel. In his speech in parliament, Corbyn drew attention to the suffering of Palestinians, who have been subjected to Israeli attacks since Oct. 7 last ...
LONDON (AA) – What is happening in Gaza is simply about “Israeli expansion at the expense of the Palestinian people,” according to Jeremy Corbyn, the former head of the UK’s main opposition Labour Party. Speaking to the media, Corbyn defined the resumption of Israeli attacks as “abominable and appalling.” “The bombing has started again. ...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – Kamel Hawwash, a professor at the University of Birmingham, has resigned from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party for its support to Israel enforcing “a full siege on the people of Gaza.” Hawwash announced his resignation on Sunday with an open letter to party leader Keir Starmer, urging him to “stand [&helli...
