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British columnist and left-wing activist Owen Jones said on Thursday he is cancelling his UK Labour Party membership due to the party’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza. Jones has been a member of the party for 24 years, but in an open letter published inThe Guardian, the columnist announced he would be leaving, underlining party leader Keir Starmer’s pro-Israel stance. “We all have political red lines: mine is supporting what would amount to war crimes against innocent civilians, toddlers and newborn babies among them, then gaslighting the public over doing so,” Jones wrote, referring to Starme…

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