UK Labour leader pulls out of Ramadan iftar after pro-Israel lobbing British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer leaves the BBC headquarters in London, United Kingdom on January 10 2021 [Tayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency] April 23, 2021 at 1:50 pm Labour leader Kier Starmer has come under sharp criticism for withdrawing from a virtual Ramadan interfaith event after a pro-Israel lobby group alerted him to the organiser's support for the boycott of Israeli dates produced in territories occupied by the Zionist state. Starmer had been asked to attend the virtual fast-breaking meal, hosted by the Ramad...