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August 22, 2024

In the UK, the Muslim Vote Comes into Its Own

The real reason Britain is halting arms sales to Israel.

When Keir Starmer assumed the British premiership on July 5, it was with the promise of restoring a more moderate Labor party after the era during which it was led by the anti-Israel radical Jeremy Corbyn. And while there is in fact much less anti-Semitism coming out of the mouths of Labor MPs these days, Stephen Pollard is so far not impressed with Starmer’s moderation. His foreign secretary, David Lammy, has already decided to restore funding to UNRWA (the organization for the support of the descendants of Palestinian refugees) despite the participation of its members in the October 7 attacks; he has also banned some arm sales to Israel. Pollard writes:

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