A Jewish councillor has accused the Greens and Labour of inflammatory remarks and called for “peace and harmony” after a volatile debate over Israel. Cllr Michael Desmond took part in the debate, which was held on 23 October, during a Hackney Council ‘extraordinary meeting’ to consider ending its 57-year twinning with Haifa, a city in Northern Israel. The council had previously run hospital training exchanges between Homerton and Rambam hospitals in […]

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