Sameh Akram Habeeb

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Sameh Akram Habeeb or Sam Habeeb is a British-Palestinian politician, currently the Secretary of the Workers Party in London. [1] In 2024 he ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in Ealing North as Independent before joining the Workers Party of Britain. [2]

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Education

Habeeb holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the Islamic University of Gaza [3] and a master's degree in entrepreneurship and social media.[ citation needed ]

Blogging career

Habeeb started a blog, Gaza Today, late in 2007. [4] [ non-primary source needed ] During the 2008–09 Gaza War he was a source of news in Gaza. He reported for a number of media outlets, including The Real News and Al Jazeera. [5] [6]

In March 2009, Habeeb founded The Palestine Telegraph online newspaper. In April 2010, Habeeb's website featured an interview with the ex-Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke in which Duke stated Israel was a terrorism threat against America. A backer of the website, Jenny Tonge, resigned as a patron over the website's posting of the video. [7] In early May 2010, an issue of the Leeds Student newspaper which is based at Leeds University was removed from sale by the Students' Union after complaints for featuring an interview with Habeeb. [8] He was asked whether the "mainstream media organizations have a hidden agenda?" to which he replied: "They are certainly pro-Israeli. I think you have to ask yourself who controls the media." [8]

Political career

Habeeb joined the Labour Party as a supporter in 2010 and a full member in 2016 while Jeremy Corbyn led the Party.

Habeeb was selected by the Labour Party to run for Councillor post in Northwood in 2018 before he was suspended for antisemitic comments and claiming that Jews control the media. [9] The Labour Party terminated the membership of Habeeb during the General Elections 2024. [10] [ non-primary source needed ]

In 2024, he announced an independent candidacy for the Ealing North constituency. [11] He received around 7.3% of the vote in Ealing North. [2]

References

  1. ↑ wplondon (2024-11-30). "Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Leave Pensioners in the Cold: Workers Party Condemns Labour's Betrayal of the Most Vulnerable - Workers Party of Britain London Branch" . Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  2. 1 2 "Ealing North - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ↑ Gilinsky, Jaron. "How Social Media War Was Waged in Gaza-Israel Conflict". Mediashift. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "From Gaza: Suffering In Stories, Features, Articles and Photos". Gazatoday.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  5. ↑ "Israel intensifies Gaza City push". Al Jazeera. 14 January 2009.
  6. ↑ Israeli troops attack Gaza City. The Real News.
  7. ↑ Elgot, Jessica (22 April 2010). "Tonge quits Palestine Telegraph 'over KKK video'". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 Elgot, Jessica (3 May 2010). "Leeds student paper pulled for antisemitic interview". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Labour suspends council candidate over alleged anti-Semitic remarks". Jewish News. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ↑ https://x.com/samehahabeeb/status/1793932270140596603?s=46&t=wMPWMILLOmU-5115v06qHA
  11. ↑ Bunder, Leslie (4 June 2024). "Ealing North Workers Party candidate Sameh Habeeb on why he wants to become MP". Ealing.news. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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