
Andy McDonald: more integrity than Keir Starmer. It’s not saying much – Richard Nixon had more integrity than Starmer and he needed an assistant to screw him into his trousers every morning.
Outspoken MP Andy McDonald has been suspended by the Labour Party over a speech in which he allegedly mentioned the pro-Palestine chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” in an offensive way.
According to the BBC,
The MP for Middlesbrough used the phrase “between the river and the sea” in a speech at a pro-Palestinian rally.
Critics of a chant which contains the phrase argue it implicitly calls for the destruction of Israel.
But Mr McDonald said his words were intended as “a heartfelt plea for an end to the killings” in the region.
He will now sit as an independent MP, pending an investigation.
In his speech at a demonstration on Saturday, Mr McDonald, a former shadow minister under Jeremy Corbyn, said: “We will not rest until we have justice. Until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea, can live in peaceful liberty.”
It’s tenuous, isn’t it?
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell thinks so:
With Andy McDonald when he spoke on demo. These are his words exactly "We won"t rest until we have justice, until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea can live in peaceful liberty." He turned a slogan some are concerned about into a peace plea. 1/2
— John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) October 30, 2023
And there’s this (the Michael RentaMob tweet below):
Page one of the Likud Party’s founding document (1977) – ‘…from the sea to the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.’ What does Starmer call that?
— Michael RentaMob 🚩🇵🇸☮ 🏳️🌈✊🏿 (@MichaelMillercm) October 30, 2023
It seems to This Writer that Keir Starmer was looking for an excuse to make an example of somebody.
McDonald’s words were not anti-Semitic; that is abundantly clear. Keir Starmer suspended him for calling for peace in Israel and Palestine.
Today (October 31, 2023), Starmer is giving a speech on Labour’s position regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict (not Israel-Hamas; remember that Israel is just killing innocent civilians and any Hamas members who get caught in Israeli fire are victims of coincidence).
McDonald’s suspension seems nothing more than a publicity stunt by a Labour leader who is struggling to retain his support base after a shocking faux pas of his own when he supported Israeli war crimes.
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