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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Caitlin Doherty

Freed hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of being on wrong side of history

Emily Damari being welcomed back to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after spending 471 days in Hamas captivity (John Walton/PA) - (PA Wire)

A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas for more than a year has said Sir Keir Starmer is “not standing on the right side of history” after his pledge to recognise a Palestinian state.

Emily Damari accused the Prime Minister of “moral failure” over the move.

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