Labour MP Naz Shah responds to viral attack video | The Big Picture

“It’s not about Palestine. It’s football hooliganism.”
Labour MP Naz Shah responds to a viral video of her being confronted by a Bradford West resident while out campaigning for the general election.
In the video, the unidentified man calls Shah a “genocide supporter” and a “Zionist” for refusing to stand down from the Labour Party amid criticism over comments its leader Keir Starmer made in support of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Shah has been outspoken on Palestinian issues in the past, and in November resigned from her position on the Labour shadow cabinet to vote for a ceasefire, breaking away from her party’s line. She is now standing as a Labour candidate in the Bradford West seat she’s held since 2015.
In an interview with The Big Picture Podcast, she says that she believes the anger over Gaza was felt by many in her community, but the attacks on her and other Labour candidates were unfair and counterproductive.
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[@Kry-le3dq]

Your Leader wouldnt heasitate to cut off Water & Electricity to You and Your Children wtf are you thinking supporting Starmer ?

[@ImloyaltoScotlandonly]

Agreed greed wins over people

[@AKhan-ku9ut]

Z sell-out

[@shahidabdoullakhanzorovr1564]

Kid Starver. La'natullah alaihi.

[@ahmarkhan9981]

She's a zionist apologist!!

[@joenade7344]

Playing the victim much?! Wonder how one can be so blinded to the genocide that our country is complicit in and then cry foul about being called out for it. Didn’t Naz Shah refuse to call it a genocide? I’m looking for any of her speeches where she has mentioned the words genocide, the apartheid, ethnic cleansing and war crimes of Israel or called for sanctions and charges to be brought forward? Between her teary statements about children of Gaza and broken dreams of Palestinian children becoming astronauts and other fluff I failed to see any meaningful words of condemnation coming from this MP. What’s the point if you can’t say what needs to be said?

[@kimwilman7671]

She disgusts me. Look at her actions and not what she says. Shes still in the Labour Party! Appalling

[@nickxcore74]

100% agree with you. Some of these Labour MP’s are absolutely shameless.

[@clarejones2421]

Does Kier Starmer know what she’s saying on this video ? She’s some kind of shameful individual who has her sick mother come look after her children whilst she campaigns She just seems to deflect from the real issue

[@snshull]

Which way did she vote when a ceasefire was being asked for? Deeds are MUCH more important than words.

[@AliAli-iq6zu]

She voted for a cesefire

[@haiderr.k]

shame on HER!

[@fuseplan1039]

Naz is good but the party she represents in not. She should have resigned and stood as an independent.

[@syedakausar3851]

She should have left Labour, when its leader is a warmonger

[@abidnasar7708]

What a shameful woman. Her children will grow up to be so disappointed in her.

[@immicrypto3634]

A munafiq desperate to save herself only.

[@mohammedsarfaraz1025]

Sister it’s been 75 years since this catastrophe. Nothing will change.

[@minskysfeedbackyianni1302]

Reading your "about" section I see I am not the demographic you are primarily targeting, but I have been subscribed for a while as all world news interests & concerns me. I don't condone this MP's family origins being used in a derogatory manner, though if a person's background is relevant to a subject being discussed or promoted then I think it's fair game. However I don't understand how this woman squares representing the political party that she does, with empathy & support for the Palestinian people. Her party have done less than the bare minimum to in anyway support the Palestinians. I believe she (or anyone else) should at the very least be embarrassed by their leadership, so I don't buy into her self pity here.

[@joenade7344]

The reference to ‘dirty Pakistani politics’ was actually very relevant and not racist considering it was said by a Pakistani with a British sounding accent. In Pakistan we had an actual independent leader called Imran Khan that said ‘absolutely not’ to continue American drone bombings. He said in a rallying speech that ‘we are not your slaves’ (to the west). This led to an intervention by Americans whereby the Prime Minister of Pakistan was illegitimately ousted and replaced with a puppet whose motto is ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ as they take their bundles of fake Monopoly money from the yanks 💰 💵

[@minskysfeedbackyianni1302]

@joenade7344 Point taken, though I wasn't assuming what was said to her was in a racist context. I agree that outside interference has certainly not helped Pakistan as far as I can tell.

[@nickxcore74]

How anyone who’s Muslim can represent the Labour Party who are supporting genocide in Gaza is truly beyond me, because I know morally that I couldn’t do it.

[@SadaK-tr6dm]

- Netanyahu let the attack happen on his own country, despite knowing about the attack 3 days before it happened. - Music festival was organised with lot of foreigners just 3 miles away from the border. On whose order? - Music festival was extended by one day as the attack did not happen when it was thought to happen. On whose order? - Noticing that music festival casualty were less, used IDF to increase the casualties in the music festival. On whose order?

[@Btariq523]

Liars and they are clearly complicit

[@SadaK-tr6dm]

Free US and UK from AIPAC. Justice for H.ind Rajab, S.hireen Akleh, R.achel Corrie.

[@user-pv3cb8or4x]

Genocide supporters don't get any sympathy from me.

[@tayyebshabir177]

It's good she's still with labour now I know who she is.

[@forealg]

She's acting like bombs being dropped on her.

[@abuzaynab40]

So dumb honestly and in Bradford as well from all places ... sister! That money is haraaaam yaar 😂

[@tahirmahmood6316]

As a Muslim,, would NEVER VOTE FOR THIS HORRIBLE LABOUR

[@M1-jn8lp]

What has the guy done wrong,he said genocide supporter, hmmh harmless but tru statement... naz needs to introspect

[@bonsaitrees6190]

THE guy was right about her being a Genocide supporter and racist about dirty pakistani politics. Vote Green, Independent, Workers Party. Don't let LABOUR get the majority or we are all .......

[@Noor-kd1dq]

Yeah bring your old mother into it for sympathy

[@Noor-kd1dq]

Your political solution is in your bank account how much dud your soul cost LFI to buy your soul

[@mariateixeira6379]

🆓🇵🇸🆓🇵🇸🆓🇵🇸🆓🇵🇸

[@user-pv3cb8or4x]

Er so SHE is trying to get sympathy.

[@user-ch7hp2oc7w]

SELL OUT PLAYING THE VICTIM

[@nazirahmed760]

Islam is absolutely true 💯 religion's of the universe. Islam may gives two gift's to his her believer's bless of Allah.

[@waqasahmad8015]

Your talking about your children and your mum have the Palestinian children parents come to your mind who have no one to turn too

[@BenHood-bb9bc]

Internationally 😂😂😂

[@Ali-vd3kg]

Pakistani politics ies must better than isreal genocide and apartheid politics

[@hussainkhan6630]

Your waffle .....

[@arifsidhu3644]

She cares about her pocket.

[@user-ch7hp2oc7w]

Oh boo hoo

[@user-dx7oy1iu4h]

I am your sister from Yemen, and by Allah I only spoke out of hunger and distress. My mother, my brothers, and I lessons and tears. We are in a situation that only God knows about. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs for those who brought us to this situation. By Allah Almighty, I did not write this appeal out of distress and distress. Poverty, O world, they have felt it So, I hope for you. By Allah Almighty, Lord of the Great Throne, he ate what I had in the house. By Allah, my brothers, he is my brothers by sitting in the house. Who has no food? By God, we are in a very difficult situation. We have 6 people entering the house, and my father has died, and there is no one who can depend on us and who lives in it.We live in a rented house because we cannot pay the rent we owe. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' My brother, my first words are: I swear to God that I will not lie to you or deceive you. I am a Yemeni girl displaced from the war. My family and I live in a rented house in Al-Shahrab 15,000 Yemenis among us, and now we owe 45,000 for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of the people who does not have mercy, by God, my brother. He comes every day, insulting us, talking about us, and moving from the house to the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. The neighbors saw us crying and came back.They came back to talk to the neighbors and we were given the weekend. So we made him swear by God. He will take us out into the street. Have mercy on him and us. Our country is due to this war and we do not find food for our day, and my brothers and I live in a difficult life. Our father died, may God have mercy on him, and we have no one in this world who was with us in these harsh circumstances. My younger brothers went out into the street and saw...The neighbors eat and stand at their door in order to give them bread even if they break it. By God, to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, they closed the door and expelled them and came back crying. They are dying of hunger. No one has mercy on them and a holiday is returned. I have made a living, and now if one of us helps us with a kilo of flour, I swear to God, I am dying of hunger. My brother, I am an alien to God. Then, I ask you to help me for the sake of God. I ask you, by God, to love goodness and to help me, even if you can, by messaging me on WhatsApp.On this number 00967717415667 and ask for the name of my card and send it and do not be late and may God reward you with all the best, my brothers Sagar, see how they are and help us and save us before they throw us out in the street, you will be lost or we will die of hunger. My family and I ask you, by God, if you are able to help us, do not be late and may God reward you well..`/--~«««~-♡~♡~♡~~•~•~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡♡♡~~~: ~:~¡~¡~¡~;I.i.i.i.i.i-.....،

[@frankiedowds4202]

Fake

[@frankiedowds4202]

Fake

[@md.wahidulislam7800]

Have courage Naz Shah.

[@4Li4LiB4NG4Li]

Your status and money will not have any value In front of God. Token gestures of support when you could of just walked out of the house of zion

[@thebesttruth4659]

Check news Mohammad Farooq St James's Hospital Leeds, UK May Allah protect innocent Family😔😔😔😔😔

[@regwedde]

Vote Reform. Don’t forget Keir’s lockdown curry and Rayners two homes.

[@TeijaArbizo]

This thread is a testament to the power of collaboration. Together, we can achieve so much more than we ever could alone.💖

[@TeijaArbizo]

I'm constantly amazed by the range of perspectives shared in this thread. It's like peeking into a kaleidoscope of ideas.🧡

[@GodsOwnPrototype]

Naz "grooming gang victims should shut up for the sake of diversity" Shah.

[@MT-kx2uc]

When did she say that? And why single out one group when others commit the same crime too? Do you understand whites don't have a monopoly on crime? Aren't Asians or blacks allowed to be criminals but whites can?

[@joenade7344]

Kid starver was Director of Public Prosecutions for the CPS targeting journalists like Julian Assange whilst turning a blind eye to pedophile Jimmy Saville. If you want to talk grooming gangs let’s discuss Prince Andrew / Epstein / Charles / Saville gang first.

[@mohammedzaman8550]

This woman makes me sick to the bone

[@user-dx7oy1iu4h]

I am your sister from Yemen, and by Allah I only spoke out of hunger and distress. My mother, my brothers, and I lessons and tears. We are in a situation that only God knows about. God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs for those who brought us to this situation. By Allah Almighty, I did not write this appeal out of distress and distress. Poverty, O world, they have felt it So, I hope for you. By Allah Almighty, Lord of the Great Throne, he ate what I had in the house. By Allah, my brothers, he is my brothers by sitting in the house. Who has no food? By God, we are in a very difficult situation. We have 6 people entering the house, and my father has died, and there is no one who can depend on us and who lives in it.We live in a rented house because we cannot pay the rent we owe. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' My brother, my first words are: I swear to God that I will not lie to you or deceive you. I am a Yemeni girl displaced from the war. My family and I live in a rented house in Al-Shahrab 15,000 Yemenis among us, and now we owe 45,000 for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of the people who does not have mercy, by God, my brother. He comes every day, insulting us, talking about us, and moving from the house to the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. The neighbors saw us crying and came back.They came back to talk to the neighbors and we were given the weekend. So we made him swear by God. He will take us out into the street. Have mercy on him and us. Our country is due to this war and we do not find food for our day, and my brothers and I live in a difficult life. Our father died, may God have mercy on him, and we have no one in this world who was with us in these harsh circumstances. My younger brothers went out into the street and saw...The neighbors eat and stand at their door in order to give them bread even if they break it. By God, to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, they closed the door and expelled them and came back crying. They are dying of hunger. No one has mercy on them and a holiday is returned. I have made a living, and now if one of us helps us with a kilo of flour, I swear to God, I am dying of hunger. My brother, I am an alien to God. Then, I ask you to help me for the sake of God. I ask you, by God, to love goodness and to help me, even if you can, by messaging me on WhatsApp.On this number 00967717415667 and ask for the name of my card and send it and do not be late and may God reward you with all the best, my brothers Sagar, see how they are and help us and save us before they throw us out in the street, you will be lost or we will die of hunger. My family and I ask you, by God, if you are able to help us, do not be late and may God reward you well..`/--~«««~-♡~♡~♡~~•~•~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡♡♡~~~: ~:~¡~¡~¡~;I.i.i.i.i.i-......