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Ian Austin MP: Calling Israel an “apartheid state” is a barrier to peace

Posted 3 March, 2016 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Calling Israel an “apartheid state” is a barrier to peace by Ian Austin MP for LabourList. This article is available here  It’s extraordinary to think it’s been 25 years since millions of us sat transfixed by live footage of Nelson Mandela walking to freedom. As a teenager, I’d marched against apartheid, raised funds for the South African opposition…

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Labour Party’s antisemitism allegations inquiry

Posted 3 March, 2016 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Labour inquiry attacked over cover-up concerns - by Marcus Dysch for the Jewish Chronicle, March 3, 2016 - This article is available here. Probe by students into hate claims goes unpublished as party calls in senior peer A new investigation ordered by the Labour Party will attempt to resolve claims against left-leaning students at Oxford University. But Jewish groups…

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Labour General Secretary over antisemitism allegations inquiry

Posted 2 March, 2016 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Today Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, wrote to Labour General Secretary Iain McNicol over concerns about the party's inquiry into antisemitism allegations at Oxford University Labour Club: Dear Iain Further to our conversation on Monday evening, I write to express again my deep concern about the nature of the inquiry that has been set up into the allegation of…

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Lord Livermore, LFI Parliamentary supporter, slams ‘grotesque’ analogy between Israel and apartheid South Africa

Posted 23 February, 2016 in Israel, News
This article was published in the Jewish News Online. Its original version is available here A former Labour Party strategist will condemn “grotesque” analogies between Israel and apartheid South Africa, as activists mark Israel Apartheid Week across the UK. Lord Livermore, a former director of strategy at Downing Street who advised on four General Election campaigns, will also…

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Is UK funding Palestinian incitement? Joan Ryan MP challenges PM David Cameron

Posted 18 February, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
Click here for the original letter to Cameron on PA funding. Article by Sandy Rashty for the Jewish Chronicle. Article available here British taxpayers’ money cannot be used to provide a “blank cheque” to the Palestinian Authority, a Labour MP has said. Joan Ryan, Labour Friends of Israel chair, said she was “disturbed” that the PA…

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Decision by university’s Labour society to support Israeli Apartheid Week prompts MPs to call for party to sever ties with club

Posted 17 February, 2016 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Read the original article from the Guardian here. Labour opens inquiry into antisemitism allegations at Oxford student club, by Mark Tran for the Guardian, 17 February 2016 The Labour party’s national student organisation has launched an inquiry into allegations of antisemitic behaviour and intimidation at Oxford University Labour Club. Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, who was…

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Grahame Morris MP, Chair of LFPME about an event in parliament with controversial speaker Abdel Bari Atwan

Posted 29 January, 2016 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Click here to read the original letter Read the JC's article here Dear Grahame, I believe that you are planning to host an event in parliament next Tuesday, which Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East are promoting, at which Abdel Bari Atwan will be the moderator. I am not sure if you are aware,…

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Ian Austin MP writes to Foreign Secretary to ask for further support to MEET, an organisation that brings together Palestinian and Israeli youngsters

Posted 18 January, 2016 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Following a recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as part of the Australian Israel UK Leadership Dialogue last month, Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, wrote to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to ask him to support Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET), an organisation that helps Palestinians and Israeli youngsters develop leadership…

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