David Lammy has been criticised for removing a yellow pin badge expressing solidarity with Israeli hostages when meeting the Palestinian prime minister.
The Foreign Secretary and Stéphane Séjourné, his French counterpart, wore the symbols on their suits as they met Israel Katz, the Israeli foreign minister, on Friday.
Elyon Levy, a former spokesman for the Israeli government, said: ‘Imagine if they had made the tiny gesture of keeping the pin for their meeting with the Palestinian prime minister. The Labour minister later removed the badge during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa
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