Racism charity director demands Labour pay reparations to Palestine activist who confronted Angela Rayner
Liz Fekete took aim at Sir Keir Starmer's leadership on Palestine
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Labour should pay reparations to a pro-Palestine activist, the director of a racism charity has declared.
Liz Fekete from the Institute of Race Relations made the demand during a fringe event at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
Criticising Sir Keir Starmer's leadership on the Middle East, the anti-racism campaigner accused Labour of the "normalisation of anti-Palestinian racism".
"The leadership needs to educate itself about the conspiracy theories about Muslims and beyond," she added.
Liz Fekete took aim at Sir Keir Starmer's leadership on Palestine
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Fekete took particular aim at Labour for its treatment of a pro-Palestine activist who hijacked a fundraising event with Angela Rayner in January.
Dalloul Neder was removed from a Labour Party event after confronting the deputy party leader during a speech at a Stockport hotel.
Part way through the speech by Rayner, Neder approached the stage and started shouting about the need for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
The activist lost five members of his family, including his mum, brother and pregnant sister-in-law in Gaza.
Dalloul Neder was removed from a Labour Party event after confronting Angela Rayner
Criticising Labour's treatment of Neder, Fekete told the fringe event this afternoon: "I think that the Labour Party should make reparations for the callous treatment of Dalloul Neder, who lost five family members of his family in the siege of Gaza and was ejected from a Labour party fundraiser as he attempted to draw attention to his suffering and the wider suffering of Palestinians.
"I don't know whether people here saw that ejection, it was widely circulated on social media.
"Personally, when I saw it, I found it abhorrent and it brought great shame to the party."
Nader's removal from the event in January was carried out by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
A GMP spokesperson said at the time that it was "aware of footage circulating online showing GMP officers and event security staff escorting people from [the] event".
"Police were present in response to a pre-planned demonstration outside the venue," the force added.
"During the evening, it became apparent that a number of protestors were inside and in attendance at the event.
"Officers assisted venue management in escorting seven people from the premises due to disruptive behaviour and in order to prevent a breach of peace. No arrests were made in connection with this incident."
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