Feda Shahin
 Feda Shahin     ( economist, activist) | |
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| Born | October 1969 |
| Alma mater | • University of Jordan • University of Warwick |
Green candidate smeared by the Israel lobby | |
Feda Shahin is a British/Palestinian management consultant, retired economist and an active member of the Palestine Solidarity Movement.
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Green Party candidate
In April 2026, Feda Shahin was selected to stand as a Green Party candidate in the Bournemouth Town Council election on 7th May 2026.[1]
Smeared by the Israel lobby
On 21st April 2026, The Spectator's Andrew Gilligan started a smear campaign against Feda Shahin,[2] followed a day later by the Jewish Chronicle.[3]
Gilligan expanded upon the smear on May 5th.[4]
Results skewed towards Reform
When the election results were announced, Shahin's 1,210 vote share in the Bournemouth Central, Westbourne & Westcliff ward put her well ahead of the Labour candidates but far behind Reform UK and the Tories.[5] One can only speculate upon what the resultant vote would have been without the smear.
Raising the Palestine flag
On 22 September 2025, following recognition by the UK government of the State of Palestine, Feda Shahin was invited to attend a ceremony where the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, raised the Palestinian flag outside the Palestine Mission in central London to mark its transition to Palestine’s Embassy.
Wearing her grandmother’s traditional dress from Bethlehem to the ceremony, paying tribute to her heritage and land, Shahin said the recognition had given Palestinians a sense of hope that a resolution could be within reach.
She described the government's decision as a "beginning" toward ending a genocide by Israel and said:
“I wasn't very sure that it's going to happen because it's happened a couple of times. They said something, and then they cancelled last minute.
“I was invited to the ceremony to raise the flag for the first time outside what used to be called the Mission of Palestine and now it's called the Embassy, because the country is recognised.
“I see it as a moment of celebration of some kind, you know, because if we are celebrating the whole thing, that we are exactly that sort of moment that we have more rights now. And there is like a glimpse of hope for like moving forward.
“I am happy as a Palestinian. This is the beginning. We are more ready for more, carrying on with our resistance."[6]
References
- ↑ "BCP Green Party Town Council Candidates – Feda Shahin"
- ↑ "Meet the Green candidate who thinks Zionists killed 20 million Christians"
- ↑ "Zionists are ‘trying to control the world,’ declares Bournemouth Green candidate"
- ↑ "The Green candidate who thinks Iran should bomb the White House"
- ↑ "Election of Councillors to the Bournemouth Central, Westbourne & Westcliff Ward of Bournemouth Town Council on Thursday 7 May 2026"
- ↑ "UK Palestine recognition backed by BCP solidarity group"
