‘Leicester City Council will no longer use anything produced in the settlements for its public services “until Israel withdraws from Palestinian occupied territories”.
The motion was proposed by Labour councillor Mohammed Dawood who claimed the people of Leicester wanted to show solidarity with the Palestinians. The news was greeted with dismay and horror by the Jewish community.
Liberal Democrat Leicestershire county councillor Jeffrey Kaufman said: “I don’t see them condemning China’s actions in Tibet.’
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