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Pro-Gaza candidates elected despite gender segregation, antisemitism controversies

News RoomBy News RoomMay 3, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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A small English town north of bustling Manchester just saw two controversial pro-Gaza candidates flip seats held by the mainstream Labour Party. Both candidates ran as independents in the May 1 local elections.

Maheen Kamran, 18, won the Burnley Central East seat on the Lancashire County Council, while Azhar Ali won the position of county councillor for the Nelson East ward. The Telegraph noted that their victories could be part of a growing trend, following a slew of pro-Gaza candidates—including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn—winning seats in last year’s general election.

Ali is a former Labour Party member who was suspended from the party and lost its backing over allegations of antisemitism during an election last year. Labour initially supported Ali after he claimed that Israel “allowed” Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre to occur as a pretext to invade Gaza, according to the BBC. He later apologized for making what he called a “deeply offensive, ignorant and false” claim. Labour withdrew its support for Ali and later suspended him from the party.

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The Board of Deputies of British Jews did not accept Ali’s apology, calling his comments “disgraceful and unforgivable.”

“It is clear to us that Mr. Ali is not [apologizing] out of a genuine sense of remorse. Despite what he says in his apology, we do not see how we could possibly engage with him at this time, and we believe other leading Jewish communal groups will feel similarly,” the organization wrote in a 2024 statement.

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Meanwhile, Kamran has taken radical stances of her own. She voted in favor of ending the “free mixing” of Muslim men and women in public spaces. 

“Muslim women aren’t really comfortable with being involved with Muslim men. I’m sure we can have segregated areas, segregated gyms, where Muslim women don’t have to sacrifice their health,” Kamran told PoliticsHome.

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In the same interview, Kamran said she entered politics because she believes there is a “genocide” taking place in Gaza. While critics of Israel’s military actions use the term “genocide,” supporters of the Jewish state often argue that Israel has the capability to destroy Gaza’s population but has chosen not to, thereby disputing the genocide claim.

Ali and Kamran’s victories come as mainstream parties lose influence in local elections. The right-wing populist Reform UK Party saw major gains in the latest election, according to the Telegraph. Meanwhile, despite its control of 10 Downing Street, Labour suffered losses in the recent local elections. 

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