Labour leader Keir Starmer slammed for speech against BDS

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has been slammed for a speech at a Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) event on Tuesday where he condemned any boycott of Israel. Starmer took to the stage at an annual lunch organised by the lobby group, which supports strong bilateral relations between the UK and Israel, saying “anti-Zionist antisemitism” denies Jewish people “a right to self-determination”, according to LFI. The Labour leader said his party does not support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) – which “works to end international support for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians” – despite a…

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