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Al Jazeera
Edna Mohamed

‘As someone with Palestinian heritage, I couldn’t stay in the Labour Party’

Kamel Hawwash will run in the election against a Labour candidate who has long held the constituency [File: Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images]

London, England – As the United Kingdom gears up for a general election, trust in the ruling and main opposition parties among some communities is in sharp decline over their positions on Israel’s war on Gaza.

In recent local elections, the opposition Labour Party performed well compared with the Conservatives who have been in power for more than a decade. Leaders of both parties have regularly backed Israel, saying it has the right to defend itself.

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