{"id":71322,"date":"2026-05-08T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=71322"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:54:49","slug":"green-party-councillor-jeered-after-waving-palestinian-flag-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/green-party-councillor-jeered-after-waving-palestinian-flag-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Party councillor jeered after waving Palestinian flag on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>This story contains language which some readers may find offensive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Votes have been counted, and the new councillors are being named for wards across Sheffield, with Reform and Green sweeping the votes in the beginning stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader of the city council, Labour&#8217;s Tom Hunt, has lost his seat to Andrew Davies of the Greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mustafa Ahmed pulled out a Palestinian flag while on stage, smiling and shouting &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received boos and jeers from sections of the crowd, with one spectator heard shouting the word &#8216;terrorist&#8217; and another branding it &#8216;disgusting&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shef News Local council elections 2026 - Mustafa Ahmed - Green Party elected for Burngreave Ward\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hg5xI-A8rFk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Councillor Maleiki Haybe has been re-elected for Broomhill and Sharrow Vale with over 4,000 votes, smashing the young vote in a student-heavy area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Haybe said: &#8220;I&#8217;m honoured. 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