A number of prominent British Palestinians will be standing as parliamentary candidates in the fast-approaching UK elections. For them, the ongoing war in Gaza – and Labour and the Conservatives’ support for Israel – is a major factor in their decision to stand in their constituencies. While fighting for Palestinian rights and an end to UK complicity in the crimes taking place in their homeland is a part of all their campaigns, they are also running on platforms which focus on the stark decline of living standards in the UK in recent years. Some of them are even drawing parallels between the U…