Ex-UK Home Secretary Accuses Government of Backing Hamas Over Israel
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braveman has joined Reform UK, accusing the current Labour government of siding with Hamas over Israel. She criticizes the government's response to pro-Palestinian protests and the police's handling of antisemitic chants, which she believes led to her dismissal. Braveman also links mass immigration from Islamist countries to an increased threat of Islamism and terrorism in Britain, arguing that political correctness hinders effective action.
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- Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braveman accuses the Labour government of backing Hamas over Israel.
- Braveman has joined the right-wing Reform UK party after leaving the Conservatives.
- She criticized police for not stopping pro-Palestinian protests she deemed "hate marches" after October 7th.
- Braveman links mass immigration from Islamist countries to a growing threat of Islamism in the UK.
- She believes fear of being called Islamophobic prevents effective action against extremism.
Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braveman has strongly criticized the current Labour government, accusing it of "choosing Hamas, the Palestinians, Gaza, hate marches, Islamists and their supporters" over Israel. Braveman, who was dismissed from her role in November 2023 following controversies, has joined the right-wing Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage. She argues that the Conservative Party has abandoned its principles and that Reform UK offers a genuine alternative.
In her new book, "Patriot: Empire, Betrayal and Hope," Braveman details her family history, her political career, and her disillusionment with the Conservative Party's handling of Brexit and its perceived capitulation to identity politics and immigration policies she believes harm the UK's future. She specifically criticizes the government's response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations following the October 7th attacks, which she labeled "hate marches."
Braveman recounted her frustration as Home Secretary with the Metropolitan Police's handling of these protests. She stated that despite her daily conversations with the police commissioner, authorities were reluctant to make arrests for chanting slogans like "from the river to the sea" or for displays of support for Hamas, citing freedom of expression and operational independence. She also noted an incident where police reportedly did not consider a group of masked men chanting "Jihad" as a criminal offense, interpreting "Jihad" as an internal struggle rather than terrorism.
Her attempts to influence police tactics, even involving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, were reportedly rebuffed due to the police's operational autonomy. This tension culminated when a planned march on Remembrance Day, which she deemed a "hate march," was not prohibited by the police. Braveman believes this failure to act decisively against extremism and antisemitism led to her dismissal by Sunak, who she claims prioritized political correctness over truth.
Braveman also drew a direct link between mass immigration from Islamist countries and the growing threat of Islamism in the UK. She cited a watchlist of 43,000 potential terror suspects, 90% of whom are Islamists, and argued that security services are overwhelmed. She expressed concern that fear of being labeled Islamophobic prevents politicians from addressing these issues effectively, allowing them to fester into a crisis.