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Ian Austin
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Ian Austin
@LordIanAustin
Dudley. independent Peer. Ex-Labour MP. UK Trade Envoy to Israel. Villa season-ticket. Cyclist. Clowns to the left, jokers to the right. Pronouns: Claret & Blue
Dudley. On my bike. Villa Park
Joined March 2011
- This is not just completely untrue, but it is also dangerous and irresponsible to tell people this. The organisers have denied very strongly that the event involved the sale of land in the West Bank: 'All exhibitors, without exception, will provide information about propertiesThe ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ is to be held in London this Sunday. This disgraceful event will involve the sale of land stolen from Palestinians in illegal Israeli settlements. Today, I called for the Government to ban this event.
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Excellent from @LordIanAustin on yet ANOTHER debate on the evils of Israel: As he says: ‘Over the last few years, Parliament has discussed Israel more than any other issue, not just any international issue, more than any domestic issue: more than the economy, unemployment,
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A Green councillor called Hamas founders "martyrs". The Lib Dems made him cabinet member for children and families. Birmingham deserves answers.
00:00 - Ian Austin repostedThis is mad isn’t? Showing support for a proscribed terrorist organisation is meant to be illegal in this country. But this Green councillor in Birmingham (of course!) who has called the Hamas founders martyrs has been made a cabinet member with responsibility for Birmingham’sA Green councillor called Hamas founders "martyrs". The Lib Dems made him cabinet member for children and families. Birmingham deserves answers.00:00
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Barghouti was acquitted of most charges (but still convicted of some) which suggests he got a fair trial. And there's no proof Mandela ever said that. But why let facts get in the way when there's a convicted terrorist to support?Good. Let's talk about Marwan Barghouti. Imprisoned for 25 years. An inter-Parliamentary Union report found he was not given a fair trial. Nelson Mandela: “What is happening to Barghouti is exactly the same as what happened to me." Free Marwan. freemarwan.org - Ian Austin reposted
Top British attorney Natasha Hausdorff dismantled the Palestinian narrative with cold historical facts. There was never a sovereign Arab state called “Palestine.” The British Mandate of Palestine was simply British administration over the historic Land of Israel after the
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Even Arab leaders admit it. Everyone is sharing the Bill Clinton clip where he describes how Yasser Arafat rejected a generous peace offer at Camp David that would have given the Palestinians a state on 96 percent of the West Bank, land swaps, and a capital in East Jerusalem.
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In honor of Pride month, here’s a list of countries in the Middle East that recognize same sex marriage: 1. Israel - Ian Austin reposted
The Chair of prestigious arts institution @southbankcentre just promoted Palestinian journalist Ahmed Eldin. Seems innocuous except Eldin denied Hamas r*ped women on October 7. Misan Harriman calls himself a “global feminist”. I guess some women don’t count.
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Replying to @Madz_GrantHe tries again: "I've been stabbed" Someone, I presume, the murderer, cuts in: "He hasn't been stabbed" "I know, but we have to check" says the clipboard-voiced woman officer The kneejerk "I know" is so telling. Her instinct is just to agree the dying boy on the ground is lying - Ian Austin reposted"I've been stabbed" "I don't think you have, mate" Words that should live in infamy
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Jewish group to sue over bathhouse ban after ‘Zionist quiz’ for visitors thejc.com/news/world/jew…
