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In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain s Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister s Questions in the House of Commons in London, November 11, 2020. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)
The British Labour Party is facing a backlash from pro-Palestinian activists for hiring an Israeli social media strategist who served in an IDF intelligence unit renowned for its cyber skills, with a law firm filing a complaint with the party.
The left-wing opposition party, which traditionally is critical of Israel’s military rule over the West Bank and the Jewish state’s policies toward the Palestinians, has been mired in anti-Semitism controversies in recent years, with its leader Keir Starmer vowing to steer the party away from the course it had taken under his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn.
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British Palestinian party member says ex-military intelligence officer s social listening role raises questions about data security
Labour leader Keir Starmer has been criticised by other senior party figures over the appointment (Reuters) By Published date: 2 March 2021 13:37 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 2 days ago
The UK Labour Party is facing a legal challenge over its decision to recruit an Israeli former military intelligence officer as one of its social media managers.
A leading London law firm is threatening to bring proceedings against the party following the hiring of Assaf Kaplan, who served with the Israeli army signals intelligence and surveillance branch known as Unit 8200.
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