Politics
Greens’ Makerfield candidate withdraws after Israel lobby pile-on
Chris Kennedy has withdrawn as the Green party’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election. The party’s announcement describes the reason as “personal and family reasons”. However, it is notable that Kennedy was the target of a huge pile-on by the UK Israel lobby before his withdrawal for sharing a post describing the the attack on Golders Green ambulances as a false-flag attack.
Kennedy apologised and deleted the comment.
Makerfield: worrying sign
The efforts the Israel lobby made to drive out a left-wing candidate are another worrying indication about Burnham’s candidacy. It suggests that Israel advocates want to help Burnham win so they can extract a ‘quid pro quo’ for one of their number, Josh Simons, resigning as Makerfield’s MP to open the way for him.
The withdrawal could well be another example of the Greens’ increasing tendency to cave to lobby attacks rather than stand their ground over Israel’s genocide, other crimes and propaganda tactics.
Featured image via Getty/Ryan Jenkinson
By Skwawkbox
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