Cliff Notes
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Emily Damari, a British-Israeli woman freed after being held hostage by Hamas, criticises Sir Keir Starmer for his conditional pledge to recognise Palestine as a state, stating he is “not standing on the right side of history.”
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Damari likens Starmer’s stance to recognising Nazi control during World War II, labelling it a “moral failure” and expressing disappointment in his position.
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Starmer’s proposal for Palestinian state recognition hinges on Israel’s commitment to ceasefire and peace, which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu condemns as rewarding terrorism.
Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari says Starmer not ‘on right side of history’ over Palestine recognition | Politics News
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 conditional pledge to recognise Palestine as a state.
In an Instagram post, Emily Damari said: “Prime Minister Starmer is not standing on the right side of history. Had he been in power during World War II, would he have advocated recognition for Nazi control of occupied countries like Holland, France or Poland?
“This is not diplomacy – it is a moral failure. Shame on you, Prime Minister.”
She was criticised for saying positive messages about her time as a hostage and then ‘leaned on’ to change her statement at the behest of the IDF, after being released as a hostage, and is now a propaganda tool for the Israeli regime.
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