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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has sparked a backlash after removing a yellow pin badge expressing solidarity with Israelis taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. Lammy, who is pushing for a ceasefire, was meeting with Palestinian premier Mohammed Mustafa. He was joined by French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné for a meeting with Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Friday. However, Lammy and Séjourné removed their badges ahead of their meeting with Mustafa. Eylon Levy, a former spokesman for the Israeli Government, said: “Imagine if they had made the tiny gesture of keeping the pin for their meet…

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