Green Councillor Appointed Amid Controversy

Birmingham’s new coalition government has sparked outrage by appointing Kamel Hawwash, a Green councillor who called Hamas’s October 7 attacks “courageous” and labeled Zionism “Jewish supremacy,” to oversee children and families — a role that demands compassion, not controversy. Hawwash, a former Labour MP and Palestine Solidarity Campaign chair, joined the Greens after breaking with Labour over Israel policy. His appointment comes alongside other contentious picks, including Mumtaz Hussain, whose anti-Israel stance led to a police chief’s resignation, and Atikur Rahman, who backed a musician chanting “death to the IDF” — now in charge of housing. Critics, including former MP Lord Austin, warn that such divisive figures holding power over vulnerable children is deeply concerning.

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