Shaista Aziz and Amar Latif both sat on Oxford City Council as Labour councillors.
Shaista Aziz and Amar Latif believe Sir Keir Starmer seems to "condone the collective punishment against the people of Gaza"Shaista Aziz and Amar Latif, who both sit on Oxford City Council, said they left because the Labour leader is "seeming to condone the collective punishment against the people of Gaza".
They said it was "in direct contravention of international law", and that they had sought "urgent clarification" from national and local leadership but had not heard back. "We must distinguish Hamas terrorists from the Palestinian people. There must be humanitarian access to Gaza, for food, water, medicines and electricity.
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