Green Party investigates councillor who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar!’

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1. “You remember what your job is right?”

   “Yes, I’ve been elected as a representative of the people of Gaza”

   “No dickhead, make sure the bins are collected on Wednesdays and make garden waste removal free. And stop driving that car 2.5l BMW as well”

2. >The 42-year-old father of three, who works as an accountant and runs a gardening blog, has previously described a [Jewish chaplain](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/12/leeds-university-jewish-chaplain-antisemitism-death-threats/) forced into hiding by threats from protesters as a “creep” and a “kind of animal”

   If you’re wondering what this chaplain did to deserve this treatment, he is an IDF reservist. This is something that is [mandatory in Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_duty_(Israel)#:~:text=In%20reserve%20duty%20). He received death threats and anti-semetic protests.

   edit:

   [lol](https://imgur.com/4la3TkJ)

   Almost like no one has a response so it’s just easier to insult in private message

3. God is Great.

   Christians spouting this shit every fucking moment they can.

   Edit: lol

4. Why? It’s no different than a Christian politician thanking god.

   Muslims think Allah is great. Christians think Jesus is amazeballs. People have religious beliefs. Why is this an issue?

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6. Shouting Allahu Akhbar is a non-issue although it does feel very awkward in a country that is quite uncomfortable with any religious outbursts in politics.

   If he actually called a Rabbi a “kind of animal” as alleged then that’s a problem. So yes the Green party need to look into that. But its an allegation at this point, nothing more.

7. I think it’s more the Gaza comment than saying god is great in Arabic.

   I mean sure we don’t go around saying Deus vult anymore but people still say thank god/christ etc.

   Headlines need to be made better

8. Many people in Scotland were having a fit over Kate Forbes bringing her religion into politics yet now it’s all ‘this is fine, he was just thanking his god’.

9. We knew the Greens were a joke party, and that they supported activists like JSO, but not that they actively recruited Islamist terrorists into their ranks. Fucking Greens. They’ve got a nice cuddly name and image, but they’re dangerous loons.

10. Fuck sake the Greens were doing so well, I really hope they replace this tool with someone more competent. Keep religion out of politics!

11. I mean this is hardly surprising. All of Europe has been on a mass migration led decline for decades. No reversing it now. Of course the Green Party are in favour.

    For the record there is nothing wrong with immigrants, but when they come here and bring their old world attitudes and vendettas with them, and clearly refuse to assimilate, of course it causes problems. And I don’t think it’s racist to point out that this seems to be a problem with specific groups of migrants more than others. It’s a shame because there are plenty of people in these communities who are decent and hardworking people but end up getting let down by the unfortunately large number who live up to the stereotypes.

    My zone 1 area of London has a lot of social housing. Never seen anyone who looks remotely British go in or out of one. A lot of them seem fresh off the boat. We have a nice building and some of them think it’s nice to hang out in our fire escape and parking lot, smoking weed, shouting, always leaving a mess. Meanwhile my wife doesn’t like to walk to the tube at night without me because of groups of youths just idling around the place, they’ve made comments a few times. Maybe this prick could focus on teaching the young people of his community how to treat women with respect instead of banging on about some conflict half the world away.

    Yeah this is a rant but I’m fed up with seeing this shit, dealing with this shit, paying for this shit and being told that I’m a bigot and a racist for thinking that it’s not OK.

12. It’s the aggressiveness of it. It’s not just ‘praising his god’, it’s a chant and delivered aggressively (fist clenched too) and tied to political aims and linked to an active conflict. I’m sorry, this isn’t the same as your gran saying grace at the dinner table or your Muslim mate as the local mosque on a Friday bowed down reciting the same line while praying.

    So that’s why it’s a bit shocking and triggering, because we all know in what other situations those words have been delivered aggressively and tied to conflict and political aims. And no, this doesn’t make him a terrorist, but it does make him a very stupid man.

13. The headline is grabbing the wrong issue.

    It’s him celebrating a *local leeds election result* with “we will raise the voice of Gaza. We will raise the voice of Palestine” that is ridiculous. That to me indicates a man whose priorities are not focused on supporting the local people he should be representing. I’d question it just as much if an MP shouted this on being elected, or similarly shouted “We will raise the voice of Ukraine. Praise the lord!”.

    A focus on foreign conflict is not what a local councillor should be doing, at least not when speaking as their role as a councillor.

14. Now here’s someone I’d like to see shipped off to Rwanda.

15. He’s shouting god is great in Arabic .

    If a Christian has an issue with this, they need to check themselves… they’re saying the same thing many Christian’s do.. only in a different language . Allah and God are the same thing.. just different languages.

    The issue that should be key here is that religion and politics should not be intertwined.

    I would expect people to have as much issue with with a Christian shouting praise be to god, or praise the Lord .

    Rishi himself his Hindu and despite the fact that he is remarkably shit as a prime minister , he manages to do it without bringing his Hindu faith into it .

    e: I don’t believe in gods

16. GOD is great is the meaning of Allahu akbar and why is that worse than saying the God promised you a land where others were already living? Double standards

17. First Brexit, then far-right Muslims in govt. British people insist on having to learn the hard way.

18. Can anyone evidence where any Christian councillor last week shouted anything to effect of “God is great” during their victory speech?

    Lots of mental gymnastics trying to justify this, it’s embarrassing.

19. I find it troubling in general when elected officials are so deeply religous

20. It simply means “God is the greatest”. There’s nothing offensive about it.