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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley, Toby Helm, Andrew Anthony, Sam Jones and Philip Oltermann

How the Gaza conflict is dividing Europe’s left

A protester holds a Palestinian flag aloft in Barcelona
A protester holds a Palestinian flag aloft in Barcelona. Cities across Europe have been gripped by demonstrations since the war between Hamas and Israel began on 7 October. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

Towards the end of prime minister’s questions last Wednesday the Labour frontbencher Yasmin Qureshi rose to her feet to read an email from a constituent in Gaza, and to ask Rishi Sunak for his response.

“My heart can’t handle this any more. We are being massacred, relentlessly bombed. Homes destroyed. No water, no food, no electricity,” her constituent had written.

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