Month: December 2017
Analysis: Gabbay sets out his stall for peace
Avi Gabbay’s recent appearance at the Saban Forum – an annual US gathering on Middle East policy – provided his most comprehensive statement on the peace process since becoming leader of the Labor party in July.
In his remarks, Gabbay …
LFI chair writes to Kate Osamor over BDS statement
LFI chair Joan Ryan has written to the shadow international development secretary, Kate Osamor, asking her to clarify Tweets she made over the weekend supporting the BDS movement. Below the words “BDS movement #freedom #Justice #Equality”, Ms …
LFI raises questions over anti-Israel US Embassy protest
LFI has written to Labour MP Andy Slaughter asking him to condemn antisemitic chanting which occurred at a demonstration he attended last week outside the US Embassy. Mr Slaughter was one of a number of speakers at a rally called …
New Palestinian Authority school lessons in hate raise concern over UK aid funding
This article originally appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, click here to read it.
The Palestinian Authority school curriculum is teaching children the ‘virtues of martyrdom’ and repeatedly refers to Israel as the ‘Zionist Occupation’, an alarming new report has revealed.…
Analysis: Jerusalem recognition makes peace harder to achieve
Donald Trump announced this week that the United States would be formally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, upending decades of US policy. In a brief White House address, the American president declared that formal recognition was “a recognition …
LFI Statement on Jerusalem
An LFI spokesperson said:
“LFI’s position is unchanged. Unilateral international moves – such as those by President Trump today – do not advance the peace process.
It is important that formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is …