Hamas is APPLAUDED by activists at Labour conference fringe event after killing hundreds of Israelis as Palestinian activist says dead terrorists have ‘ascended to martyrdom’
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Hamas terrorists who murdered hundreds of innocent civilians in an attack on Israel were applauded at a left wing event in the sidelines of the Labour conference today.
The clapping for the bloody violence broke out among the audience at a meeting to mark 75 years since the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ – which led to the creation of the Jewish state.
It came as one of the speakers at the event said she was ‘honoured’ to be speaking at such a ‘historic moment’.
More than 100 people attended the event at The World Transformed, a left wing festival that is not officially linked to Labour but which sprang up while Jeremy Corbyn was Labour leader.
Yasmin Elsouda, an activist and member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, told the audience: ‘I’m honoured to be speaking at such an historic moment, certainly in my lifetime, in our struggle…
Yasmin Elsouda (right), an activist and member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, told the audience at a fringe event: ‘Yesterday over 230 of our siblings… ascended to martyrdom at the hands of the Zionist entity.’
A woman in Tel Aviv picks her way through rubble late on Saturday
Israeli civilians were purportedly taken off the street and driven back into Gaza
She went on to outline attacks on Palestinians by the Israeli authorities in the run-up to the brutal break out from Gaza that left hundreds dead and saw women and children kidnapped by militants.
She added: ‘Yesterday over 230 of our siblings… ascended to martyrdom at the hands of the Zionist entity.
‘The current Zionist government has in no uncertain words been calling for genocide, another Nakba.
‘Despite this, our Palestinian resistance has once again taken the failed Zionist entity by surprise and has declared enough is enough.’
Families across Israel woke up yesterday expecting to celebrate one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar together.
Instead, the festival of Simchat Torah became a day of terror and bloodshed for residents living near the Gaza Strip.
The peace of the holy Sabbath was shattered in the early morning as marauding Hamas gunmen invaded the streets in places such as Sderot, a city less than a mile from the border.
Keir Starmer condemned the ‘appalling’ atrocities in Israel today as he faces pressure to act against Labour MPs and activists who make excuses for Hamas.
The leader decried the ‘acts of terrorism’ as he struggles to stop hard-left figures including Jeremy Corbyn derailing his pre-election conference in Liverpool.
In a BBC interview, Sir Keir said the indiscriminate launching of missiles, slaughter of civilians and hostage-taking in Israel was a ‘deliberate’ attempt to set back the peace process.
But Tories have been insisting that Labour ‘hasn’t changed’ after mixed signals from some elements of the party. Mr Corbyn – banned from standing as an MP again but still a party member – tweeted urging a ceasefire, but seemingly stopping short of directly condemning the actions.
Suella Braverman has warned that the ‘full force of the law’ will be used against those who support Hamas or ‘intimidate’ Jews in Britain.
The Home Secretary delivered the stark message as the Met Police stepped up ‘reassurance’ patrols in London.
Images of people waving Palestine flags and celebrating the bloody assault in the city have been shared on social media, including by Countdown presenter Rachel Riley.
Ms Braverman posted on X this morning to say the government was doing ‘everything necessary’ to protect Jewish communities.
‘Whenever Israel is attacked, Islamists and other racists use Israeli defensive measures as a pretext to stir up hatred against British Jews,’ she wrote.
‘There must be zero tolerance for anti-semitism or glorification of terrorism on the streets of Britain.
‘I expect the police to use the full force of the law against displays of support for Hamas, other proscribed terrorist groups or attempts to intimidate British Jews.’
An activist gives out leaflets at the fringe event today
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