Ahead of Rosh Hashana, the widely unpopular Burnham government, replacing the widely unpopular Starmer government, decided to spend its time attacking the Jewish State. This seems like a strange preoccupation for a government where the public is concerned with affordability and the mass invasion of Muslim migrants, but perhaps that’s the point.
Thus far, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband gave an extensive speech denouncing Israel. Prime Minister Andrew Burnham, who as mayor of Greater Manchester had been complicit in the plague of Muslim rape gangs, claimed that ‘We will always stand with the underdog” meaning the tiny minority of 400 Muslims in the Middle East over the might majority of 6 million Jews.
The Labour Party issued a bulletin declaring that the “situation in Palestine is a moral emergency.” Unlike say the situations in Communist China, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
Apart from this lovely way of wishing happy new year to the Jewish community, this frenetic pandering reflects the political reality.
The UK government’s approval rating is at 21%. The disapproval rating is at 53%. And that’s the ‘honeymoon’ period for the new corrupt leader replacing the old corrupt leader. So time to change the subject to the Jews while pandering to Muslims who increasingly play the role of kingmakers in the Labour Party. (Americans are getting a taste of that lately with the Dems.) And make it seem like a heroic move to stand with the poor underdogs who have colonized the Middle East, parts of Asia, Africa and now the UK.