Amna Abdullatif says Sir Kier Starmer's words showed a 'lack of humanity' to Palestinians.
Ardwick councillor Amna Abdullatif said the party's leadership was showing a "lack of humanity" to Palestinians
A Labour councillor has resigned from the party over what she said were "horrifying comments" by Sir Keir Starmer about the Israel Gaza war.Manchester councillor Amna Abdullatif said the party's leadership was showing a "lack of humanity" to Palestinians as such a "collective punishment" was "inhumane and unconscionable".
She said she had joined the party because its values "reflected my own" and she was sad that was no longer the case.She said she was "devastated" to resign from the party, but felt she had "no choice" due to Sir Keir "and a number of his front bench making horrifying comments about Israel", which she said were "effectively endorsing a war crime".
"I am appalled by the lack of humanity being shown to Palestinians by the party I have been a member of for the last 10 years," she said."I cannot fathom how the leadership... has not called for a de-escalation to violence and a ceasefire.She said she mourned "the loss of innocent lives in Israel and in Gaza" and stood in "solidarity with the Jewish community in Manchester... and all those who are feeling sadness, fear and shock".
She added that she would continue as an independent councillor and would "continue to do all I can to create spaces that bring all communities together".
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