British Labor Party divests candidate who accused Israel of facilitating Hamas attack. Azhar Ali argued at a local meeting that Israel had deliberately allowed Hamas to attack it on its soil on October 7, in order to then justify an invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The affair is embarrassing for Labor leader Keir Starmer: given favorite by the polls to become British Prime Minister this year. He is seeking to turn the page on the accusations aimed at Jeremy Corbyn, his predecessor at the head of the opposition, for allowing anti-Semitism to flourish.