Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel
Cllr Elliot Keck expresses concerns about the Green Party's focus on Palestine and its potential impact on local governance. He argues that their radicalism poses a threat to social cohesion and the Jewish community in Britain. Keck emphasizes the need for the Conservative Party to stand firmly against antisemitism and support for Israel.
- ▪Elliot Keck is a Conservative councillor and Political Director of the Conservative Friends of Israel.
- ▪The Green Party has shifted its focus from environmental issues to a singular emphasis on Palestine.
- ▪Keck warns that the Greens may use local government to promote anti-Israel sentiments and potentially harm the Jewish community.
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Cllr Elliot Keck represents Hyde Park Ward on Westminster City Council and is Political Director (maternity cover) of the Conservative Friends of Israel. On Thursday 7th May I was one of two Conservative councillors elected in the Hyde Park ward of Westminster. It was a hard-fought battle. The three Labour councillors we were attempting to unseat had been led for four years by Paul Dimoldenberg, whose almost 30 years on the council meant he had unparalleled knowledge of how to use incumbency to their advantage. His success, and the popularity of one of his colleagues, Shamsed Chowdhury, meant that in the end, two out of three was not a bad result.
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