Member's statement: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Member's statement by Mr Danny Baker on .
- MLA
- Mr Danny Baker
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 1 December 2025
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5268601
Read the official Assembly record
Text
Saturday was International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Over 100,000 people marched in London, and there were large rallies in Belfast and Dublin.
Yesterday, my friend Tuathlaith ran 52 miles and cycled a further 52 miles in an ultramarathon to raise money for mobile maternity units in Gaza. That is an unbelievable achievement, and much-needed money will go to the front line in Gaza. Unfortunately, because of Israeli bombs and genocide, children are being born not in hospitals but in tents with limited medical equipment and medicine. Imagine if your wife or partner had to bring your child into the world in that unsafe environment. Despite the ceasefire, over 400 Palestinians have been killed, and two children were murdered just the other day. Members and Ministers should remember that when they praise the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), take visits from the Israeli Government and justify visiting the occupied territories. It is absolutely shameful.
155 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.26 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.53).
- Subject area: Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.37 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.13 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.04 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.23 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.30 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.22 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.26 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.53 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.19 |
| Adopts it | 0.28 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers | 0.41 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.37 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.11 |
| Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues | 0.04 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.04 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:02 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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