Unrepentant Mothin Ali, who previously claimed Hamas had a right to fight back against Israel , claimed he was being made a scapegoat to distract from war crimes being committed in Gaza.
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Leeds University s Jewish chaplain Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch and his family received menacing calls and were forced into hiding. I didn t have to look far to discover Mothin Ali might be to blame.
Mothin Ali celebrated his election to Leeds City Council by declaring: We will not be silent. We will raise the voice of Gaza. We will raise the voice of Palestine. Allahu Akbar!
While away in Israel for three months, Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch (pictured) could never have imagined that he would feel more at risk back in Britain, a place he has called home for years.