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Plaid Cymru leader backs Palestinian statehood and calls for immediate ceasefire in Middle East
Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks at the Plaid Cymru annual conference, October 11, 2024 [Matt Horwood]
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WELSH nationalist leader Rhun ap Iorwerth backed statehood for Palestine today and called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

The Plaid Cymru leader was addressing his party’s autumn conference in Cardiff and told delegates: “We have stood firm on the side of peace. 

“We say yes to making all efforts to forge a lasting peace, to not selling arms to be used on civilians.

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