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Joan Ryan writes to the Home Secretary regarding Hezbollah UK bomb factory

Posted 10 June, 2019 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, News
Following reports that the UK security services in 2015 foiled an plot by Hezbollah agents in the UK,  LFI chair Joan Ryan has written to Home Secretary Sajid Javid expressing concern about the withholding of information about the plot from both the public and parliament. Until February of this year, only Hezbollah’s military wing was proscribed,…

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Analysis: Unprecedented stalemate leads to new Israeli poll

Posted 5 June, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Image: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel will go to the polls on 17 September – less than six months after Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to win April’s general election – following an unprecedented political stalemate. As the midnight deadline to negotiate a new coalition approached last Wednesday, the Knesset voted by 74 to 45 to…

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LFI Focus: Israel heads to the polls (again)

Posted 1 June, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, LFI Focus
LFI Focus provides a periodic analysis on Israel-Palestine, providing an in-depth view of the issues that affect the region. Image: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons This edition focuses on the fall-out from Israel's election in September 2019. You can read it here. There is also an accompanying analysis of the competing parties. Click here to…

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LFI supports new grassroots initiative

Posted 28 May, 2019 in Coexistence, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel is launching ‘Speakers for a Two-State Solution’, a grassroots initiative for activists to lead discussions in the Labour party and centre-left groups about how to bring a peaceful end to the conflict in the Middle East. LFI is providing training and resources to ensure activists feel confident in making the case that…

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Analysis: Is Israel heading for new elections?

Posted 28 May, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Image: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel appears to be edging towards a general election – less than two months after Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected on 9 April. With the deadline to form a new coalition government fast approaching on Wednesday night, the prime minister’s effort to secure a Knesset majority appears to have stalled.…

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Analysis: Germany condemns “antisemitic” BDS movement

Posted 23 May, 2019 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Israel
Photo: Martin Rulsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The German parliament last week passed a motion condemning as antisemitic the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The motion was the joint initiative of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and centre-left Social Democrat party, and was backed by the Greens and the centrist Free Democrats. Entitled “Resist…

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Analysis: What does Tehran’s terror army in Gaza want?

Posted 15 May, 2019 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Israelis and Palestinians have already paid a high price for the mounting tensions between Iran and the United States. According to The Times this week, “a key meeting” was recently held in Beirut between Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s Al-Quds Brigade, and Ziyad al-Nakhalah, leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The apparent result: last weekend’s barrage of…

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Analysis: Fragile ceasefire after renewed Gaza violence

Posted 8 May, 2019 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories
A weekend of violence – in which nearly 700 rockets, missiles and mortars were fired from Gaza towards Israel, purposefully targeting Israeli civilians – has given way this week to a tense ceasefire. Four Israeli civilians were killed and 142 were injured, including four in critical condition. Palestinian medical officials reported 27 deaths since Friday, including 16…

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LFI officers urge DFID to support MEET

Posted 2 May, 2019 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI officers have written to the secretary of state for international development, Penny Mordaunt, to urge the UK government to urgently make funds available to support coexistence group MEET, Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow. MEET plays an essential role in bringing young Israelis and Palestinians together to foster peaceful dialogue. LFI has long advocated support such…

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