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With the end of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership period at the end of the British Labor Party, attention is drawn to the strongest candidates to succeed him, highlighting their political positions, whether it comes to internal or external files.

With regard to external attitudes, the position towards the Palestinian issue and the Israeli occupation emerges as a determining factor for the classification of candidates, especially that Corbin was an extraordinary friend of the Palestinian cause, which has led to many harassment and accusations of anti-Semitism, despite the failure of his opponents to prove this accusation.

Among the three candidates for the leadership of the Labor Party, the candidate, Rebecca Long Bailey - whom many describe as the female face of Corbin's policies in the party - is the most likely to lead the British opposition party after she showed her rhetorical abilities and capabilities to argue and demonstrate in all the debates that brought together the workers leadership.

The rapprochement between Rebecca and Corbin was evident through the relentless efforts of the leader of the Labor Party to ensure that this 41-year-old lady reached the leadership of the opposition party, as well as the support of John McDonnell, the latest senior labor leader and companion Corbin for many years.

Among the three candidates for the party leadership, Rebecca, who is the treasury minister in the shadow government, shows the most balanced contenders regarding the Palestinian file compared to the other candidates.

These other candidates are sparing no effort to refrain from any accusation of opposing the Israeli occupation, for fear of affecting their electoral fortunes, especially since many analyzes went to the fact that the fierce campaign against Jeremy Corbin over the past months was caused by his pro-Palestinian stances and his public criticism of the occupation's policies.

Rebecca Long (midfielder) showed stiff competition for CARE STARMER (L) (Getty Images)

Palestine's friend
Rebecca Long Bailey started the spotlight in the past few weeks after it emerged as the strongest competition for Candidate CARE STARMER, and many polls suggest that the competition between them will be limited, and despite her late entry into the victory campaign led by the Labor Party, the parliamentarian succeeded in a short time in mobilizing the support of hawks Labor has left her behind, which may reduce the difference between her and her rival.

Rebecca presented herself as representing the new generation of the Labor Party wishing to give "inspiration" to the British people, and it appeared that she was aware of what she wanted to do by focusing on the topic of media, which she considers the Conservative Party to be superior in, so she promises to launch a digital platform to produce content For social media.

This British politician, who was brought up in a working-class family of Irish people, does not try to hide her strong relationship with Jeremy Corbin, but rather was one of his strongest defenders against the anti-Semitism charges that he pursued during the last elections, and confirmed that Corbin's statements critical of Israeli policies do not bear any signs of hostility High.

The candidate for the leadership of the workers, who entered the party for the first time in 2015, resisted a lot of pressure to join the Friends of Israel group in the Labor Party, after repeated requests from the lobby supporting the occupation to join this group as a member of the Friends of Palestine group within the Labor Party.

It cannot be risked to say that Rebecca will follow Corbin’s approach to dealing with the Palestinian issue, but rather try or plan for herself an approach based on maintaining support for the Palestinian cause without entering into a confrontation with the lobby opposing these trends, whether inside or outside the party, because it is aware that the workers are going through conditions Difficult, and strikes in the last period need time to absorb.

Despite repeated attempts to solicit them to express a pro-Israel stance, the labor candidate maintained a distance from the occupation, stressing her support for the right of the Palestinians and the necessity of resolving this file in accordance with international decisions and international laws and rejecting the violations committed by the occupation, especially with regard to settlements, as it was calling for an end The blockade of the Gaza Strip and the improvement of the living conditions of the Palestinians, whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip.

Through her Twitter account, Rebecca said that she will never apologize for her previous statements supporting Palestinian rights, stressing that she will continue to express the same positions.

Rebecca was the first candidate for the leadership of the Labor Party to comment on the "peace plan" announced by US President Donald Trump, as she stressed that what Trump presented never constitutes a peace plan as much as it will complicate the Palestinian file, stressing that this plan "digests all Palestinian rights .

With a great deal of flexibility, Rebecca deals with attempts to mobilize her in the corner of the charges against the Labor Party regarding anti-Semitism, as she stressed that "she will not be in the position of a defender on these charges, but will take serious steps to break with any form of racism, whatever her form in the party."

Rebecca Luna was one of Corbin's most vocal defenders, facing charges of anti-Semitism. (Reuters)

Corbin's shadow
Despite her late entry to the Labor Party leadership race, Rebecca Long Bailey is a strong candidate for this position, along with the famous British jurist Kerr Starmer, who has received a medal from the Queen for his role in law protection and has held since 2002 the position of Adviser to the Queen and also a member of the Special Council Since 2017, she has shared with Rebecca the lead in all polls.

At the start of the campaign, Starmer tried to set a distance from Jeremy Corbin, in contrast many described Rebecca as a continuation of Corbin's spirit in the Labor Party, which is rejected by British politics and says it represents the party's spirit and values ​​demanding social justice.

Support for Corbin and his camp, which still holds the key in workers, will play a crucial role in tipping a candidate, and some analyzes suggest that he will not leave the party without ensuring that the party's principles are met and that its leftist character is preserved.