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Harold Wilson | |
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| Born | 11 March 1916 Cowlersley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 23 May 1995 (aged 79) London, England |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Social democracy Zionism |
| Political party | Labour |
James Harold Wilson was a British politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to 1976 and previously held various positions in the 1945-1951 Attlee governments and in the shadow cabinet under Gaitskell from 1955 to 1963.
Wilson was an ardent Zionist and held a romanticized view of Israel, stemming from a Christian upringing, believing it was a wonderful socialist experiment. His personal foreign policy aims were focussed on supporting Israel and light condemnation of South Africa, he failed to see any contradiction between his support for Israeli oppression of Palestinians and his distaste for apartheid. Wilson's ties with Israel only grew over time, and much of his political career was spent solidfying support for Zionism within the Labour Party, ensuring Labour's support for the Palestinian genocide into the present day.[1]
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- ↑ Ilan Pappé (2024). Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic: 'Lobbying for Israel in Postwar Britain; The Top Lobbyist: Harold Wilson'. Oneworld Publications.