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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale and Richard Adams

Gillian Keegan criticises union for ‘inappropriate’ Israel-Palestine motion

Gillian Keegan
The motion and amendments would cause ‘significant hurt to members of the Jewish community’, Keegan said. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Gillian Keegan has strongly criticised the National Education Union over a motion to be debated at its annual conference describing Israel’s government as “racist” and “guilty of apartheid policies”.

The education secretary said the motion and amendments were “wholly inappropriate and completely ignore the horrific terrorist attacks committed by Hamas on 7 October … These motions reflect the NEU’s divisive ideology, which I don’t believe is representative of our teachers.

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