We rightly sanctioned Russia for undermining democratic institutions, warn about the threat from China and Iran to our political system, yet when substantial evidence of foreign influence concerns Israel our principles of transparency, scrutiny and accountability appear to vanish.
Iqbal Mohamed: “We rightly sanctioned Russia for undermining democratic institutions, warn about the threat from China and Iran to our…”
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On foreign influence in UK politics regarding Israel.
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