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A left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform promising to advocate for Gaza.

George Galloway won the seat in the northern English town of Rochdale after a fractious campaign, which saw the Labour Party withdraw support from its candidate over his anti-Israel comments.

Galloway won 12,335 votes compared with 6,638 for second-placed David Tully, an independent candidate. The former Labour candidate, Azhar Ali, came fourth after the opposition party pulled its support after he was recorded espousing conspiracy theories about Israel. Turnout was low at 39.7 percent.

“Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” Galloway said on Friday, referring to the Labour leader who initially refused to call for a ceasefire in Gaza where more than 30,000 people have been killed in the past five months of Israeli bombardment.

Late on Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who supports Israel’s war, said the election of Galloway to a parliamentary seat was “beyond alarming” and accused him of dismissing Hamas’s October 7 attack.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That wikipedia page has some very interesting quotes near the top

The Jewish Labour Movement called the result a "triumph for hope and decency" over Galloway's "toxic politics". Galloway vowed to challenge the result on the basis of an alleged "false statement" made about him by Leadbeater and Starmer, which he said tipped the result of the by-election.

Totally doesn't look edited by the IDF for out-of-context cherry picked statements. Move along everyone nothing to see here.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Seems like this party has had quite a few allegations of antisemitism

The party has defended Williamson, who was suspended from the Labour Party for his comments about antisemitism allegations in the Labour Party, and Ken Livingstone, who left the party following allegations of antisemitism.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who made those antisemitism allegations? What anti-semitic things did they say can you quote that?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's from the same Wikipedia article. This seems to be the citation for the quoted part

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Okay that's cool can you quote the anti-Semitic thing that he said? I am not finding it.

You think maybe the IDF edited that Wikipedia page?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Does the link not work for you? It loads for a while but opens for me. Here's the full article in picture form.

I think this is the part Wikipedia is citing:

"A vision statement on its website embraces Brexit, denounces the Labour Party for remaining "committed to capitalism" and suggests its former leader Jeremy Corbyn, "Was harangued as an anti-Semite in a disgraceful campaign of Goebbelsian fiction".

The party has also gone on record to defend former Labour members Chris Williamson and Ken Livingstone.

Former Derbyshire MP Mr Williamson was suspended by the party after saying Labour had been "too apologetic" over anti-Semitism, while former London mayor Mr Livingstone resigned his membership after being accused of making anti-Semitic comments.

Mr Carpenter stood by the Workers Party's position and insisted both men had done nothing wrong.

He said: "People aren't questioning this narrative that's been put to them from the centre. They all play the same game, whether it's Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems or even the Greens.""

You think maybe the IDF edited that Wikipedia page?

Uhh, I have no idea? I mean from the Wakefield Express article and just googling it looks like there's been some actual antisemitism row about this party, so it's not made up (the row/allegations I mean), if that's what you meant.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Jeremy Corbyn is a UK hero lauded for not bending the knee to the israeli lobby. Which famously always try to picture him as anti-semitic because he says Free Palestine.

Your link contains no anti-Semitic statement. I'm asking you once again, can you quote the anti-Semitic statement? Surely if he said anything anti-Semitic it shouldn't be hard for you to find.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if you think I'm the one making the argument or if you just want my help in finding what the allegations are about. Please clarify.

I’m asking you once again, can you quote the anti-Semitic statement? Surely if he said anything anti-Semitic it shouldn’t be hard for you to find.

Searching for "Corbyn antisemitism" it seems like the row is mostly about his actions or rather in-action against alleged antisemitism. Well, not counting this

The book, which Mr Corbyn in 2011 described as a “great tome”, has been criticised as anti-Semitic because it argues that European finance was driven “by men of a singular and peculiar race who have behind them many centuries of financial experience”.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

We're talking about George Galloway here.

Also your evidence is that Corbyn praised another person's book which contains one specific line? Did Corbyn praise that particular line? Or did someone read the entire book the conveniently find it and even remove part of a sentence?

You are reaching really hard here. As I said, show me the anti-Semitism from Galloway.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You seem to have completely misunderstood what is happening here. You seem to be under the impression that we are debating about whether the party is antisemitic or not, while I just shared that they've had their share of allegations about antisemitism, which is really not subject to debate (or shouldn't be) but rather just something that has happened.

Also your evidence is that Corbyn praised another person’s book which contains one specific line

a "great tome"

"it argues that European finance was driven “by men of a singular and peculiar race who have behind them many centuries of financial experience

He seems to have been under constant accusations of antisemitism. Not the best move to call a book that has lines like that a "great tome" if you ask me. Fuel to fire, at the very least. And I don't think he denied the antisemitism in the book, but called it a "work of its time". That's a terrible look no matter which way you look at it.

But in any case, I'm not here to debate Corbyn's antisemitism. I just said that this party's allegations of antisemitism comes partly from their defence of Corby who has had plenty of allegations himself.

I get that you want to debate me on this antisemitism or clear the name of these parties or persons, but I was just saying that the party has had plenty of allegations. Wikipedia article bringing them up doesn't seem particularly sus since the allegations are real, no matter how we view the veracity of those allegations.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes that is a from 1903 book which contains one line which Corbyn never said he agreed with. It was not written by Corbyn. In all old books you can find and cherry pick lines that are currently not fully accepted. Make sure you never read an MLK speech you'd condemn the heck out of em.

These associations included hosting a meeting where Holocaust survivor and anti-Zionist political activist Hajo Meyer compared Israeli actions in Gaza to elements of the Holocaust

Wow very anti-semitic. So many allegations of Corbyn supporting Gaza against their Genocidal oppressor. He must be super anti-Semitic.

Anything serious? I have read the zero effort copy pastes you brought. Please find an actual quote or don't respond.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes that is a from 1903 book which contains one line which Corbyn never said he agreed with. It was not written by Corbyn. In all old books you can find and cherry pick lines that are currently not fully accepted. Make sure you never read an MLK speech you’d condemn the heck out of em.

I'm not sure if you're trying to explain the situation to me or what, but it was never unclear. The article talked about all this. And I don't think you typically write the foreword to a book yourself to begin with. It's just a terrible look to have this "great tome" comment and your foreword on a book that has antisemitic stuff like that.

In all old books you can find and cherry pick lines that are currently not fully accepted.

"Fully accepted", it was just the straight up Jews control the banks stuff. It has probably been fully accepted last time in the 40s hah.

Anything serious? I have read the zero effort copy pastes you brought. Please find an actual quote or don’t respond.

This was the part you should've read:

"You seem to have completely misunderstood what is happening here. You seem to be under the impression that we are debating about whether the party is antisemitic or not, while I just shared that they’ve had their share of allegations about antisemitism, which is really not subject to debate (or shouldn’t be) but rather just something that has happened."

"I get that you want to debate me on this antisemitism or clear the name of these parties or persons, but I was just saying that the party has had plenty of allegations. Wikipedia article bringing them up doesn’t seem particularly sus since the allegations are real, no matter how we view the veracity of those allegations."

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The allegation you linked was basically Corbyn saying Free Palestine and an israeli lobby calling it anti-Semitic. And he said that israel committed Genocide, which is supposedly also anti-Semitic. Is everyone one Lemmy anti-Semitic too?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you talking about the Wikipedia article?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes did you read it before posting it?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I did and the top articles that came up when searching it. Not all of them because there's been loads, it seems.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes and they are all from people that call criticism of israel anti-Semitic. Do you realize that?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It really doesn't seem like that if you go through the different accusations. But again, what I said was

Seems like this party has had quite a few allegations of antisemitism

I don't think we disagree on that?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

No we do disagree on that. If I post 20 comments accusing you of murder without any evidence you don't have "a lot of allegations that you committed murder."

This is clearly a futile converstation

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If I post 20 comments accusing you of murder without any evidence you don’t have “a lot of allegations that you committed murder.”

I mean if you'd have 20 people accusing me of the same thing over the years I'd think it's fair to say I've had quite a few lemmings accusing me of murder. If you put that into my Wikipedia article I'd be fine with that.

This is clearly a futile converstation

I mean I tried to explain what I said but you've just wanted to take it in all kinds of directions. It might not always be a fruitful convo if you do that.