Demands for Jewish Labour Movement campaigning award to be revoked.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (second left) presented the award to JLM. Louise Ellman (centre) is holding the award, whilst Chair of the movement, Jeremy Newmark is on her right. (Photo Credit: @JewishLabour on Twitter)

Relatives of former Labour candidate Del Singh criticise party for ‘misappropriation’ and urge Jeremy Corbyn to reverse the decision.

The family of a Labour activist killed in 2014 have demanded an apology, after the Jewish Labour Movement was given an award in his name.

Relatives of deceased prospective Labour MEP Del Singh have called for an award given to JLM in his honour to be “revoked and a full explanation provided as to why the award was given in the first place.”

Singh, an aid worker murdered by the Taliban, had previously served on the board of Labour Friends of Palestine (LFPME),  and his family say the “cause of Palestinian human rights remained close to Del’s heart”.

In a statement, his sister Dish Kaur-Umfleet criticises Labour for “misappropriation”, in giving the award to the Jewish Labour Movement and urge the party’s General Secretary Iain McNicol and leader Jeremy Corbyn to reverse the decision.

“Imagine my shock and disbelief when last night the Labour Party awarded Louise Ellmann MP and other members of the JLM the Del Singh Memorial Award. Images and social media posts celebrating those who opposed much of what Del Stood for during his life weren’t easy to stomach.”

She accuses JLM members of “tirelessly defending the human rights abuses of the Israeli occupation”, and attacking “the very work and positions that Del advocated as part of LFPME”.

“To use my brother’s name and disrespect his memory and everything he stood for is beyond crude and offensive”, she said.

“I can confidently say that Del would have been outraged at this. But of course, we, his family, were not consulted.”

By Jack Mendel.

Culled from Jewish News Times of Israel.