Pro-Palestinian Politician Wins UK By-Election Amidst Israel-Hamas Conflict

George Galloway was elected as the MP for Rochdale in the UK parliament. He won with a significant majority of 12,335 votes. The by-election gained considerable attention due to Labour's decision to withdraw their candidate, Azhar Ali, after videos surfaced of him making anti-Semitic comments and promoting conspiracy theories about Israel's involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Galloway, who was previously an MP from 1987 to 2015, ran on a pro-Palestine campaign and had pledged to be a critic of Labour over their stance on the Israel-Hamas war. The by-election was marked by allegations of anti-Semitism.