London Mayor Sadiq Khan, singled out Israel for criticism during Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday during a greeting his week, while carefully ignoring the horrors committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, suggested the Jewish state was guilty of “betraying humanity” by killing Palestinians in Gaza.
The March 29 remarks by Khan, who is a Muslim member of the Labour Party, prompted strong-worded pushback by British Jewish community groups.
“More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of Israel’s ongoing military campaign, including more than 15,000 children,” Khan said in his greeting for Eid al-Fitr, a joyous holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. The “appalling suffering and killing that continues in Sudan and Palestine” were “betrayals of humanity” that “tempered” the holiday’s joy, he added.
“More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza as a result of Israel’s ongoing military campaign, including more than 15,000 children,” Khan said in his greeting for Eid al-Fitr, a joyous holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. The “appalling suffering and killing that continues in Sudan and Palestine” were “betrayals of humanity” that “tempered” the holiday’s joy, he added.
These numbers were recently lowered by Hamas, by the way.
London mayor who let Hamas mobs terrorize Jewish communities and locked up people for even mentioning Islamic terrorism complains about alleged messages https://t.co/PNXMNPNvRZ
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The Jewish Leadership Council, the umbrella group of British Jewish organizations and communities, said in a statement that it was “disappointed” that instead of promoting “unity and fellowship between Londoners,” Khan’s greeting spoke “in emotive terms about an international conflict which has resulted in an unprecedented rise in antisemitism across the United Kingdom.”
Others criticized Khan for repeating disputed statistics originating from the Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza.
Others criticized Khan for repeating disputed statistics originating from the Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza.
Asked about these complaints by the Jewish News of London, a spokesperson for Khan told the newspaper: “The mayor has repeatedly conveyed his outrage at attacks by Hamas on Israel and has strongly condemned these acts of terrorism. He is deeply saddened by the loss of all lives and continues to support calls for a permanent ceasefire.”
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The poison of Islamic Jew hatred is like a knee-jerk mental illness and is older than dirt.
The poison of Islamic Jew hatred is like a knee-jerk mental illness and is older than dirt.
Never forget that Khan allowed Hamasshole mobs to terrorize Jewish communities and jailed people who even mentioned Islamic terrorism.
The UK--land of the not so free.
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