Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step One: Tackle the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with emergency infrastructure plan for improving energy supplies, sanitation and clean water After more than a decade of war, Israeli and Egyptian restrictions, and Hamas misrule, the humanitarian situation in Read more…
The Knesset’s powerful Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee have called for the Israeli government and security services to take the issue of climate change more seriously and to consider it a national security issue, given the threat of posed by global warming. “There is no doubt that we are in Read more…
The antisemitic Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah planned to assassinate an Israeli national in Bogota, Colombia, as part of an operation to avenge the January 2020 death of Iranian al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, Colombian media has reported. The targeted Israeli was a former intelligence officer who had been stationed in Read more…
Israel, Jordan and the UAE will reportedly sign a deal by which a solar plant in the Jordanian desert would be built to generate power for Israel in exchange for a desalination plant in Israel to provide Jordan with water. The deal is slated to be signed in Dubai next Read more…
Labour Friends of Israel welcomed Labour leader Keir Starmer as guest of honour to its Annual Lunch this week, which saw capacity crowd in a packed out hall. Success The 2021 Annual Lunch was the first to take place since 2018, after previous lunches had to be cancelled due to Read more…
*** Check against delivery *** Chief Rabbi, Leader of the Opposition, Parliamentarians, my fellow guests and speakers. It is a pleasure to be with you at the LFI Annual Lunch this afternoon. I want to thank our lunch sponsors, Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, and all of you who Read more…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Steve McCabe MP Chair, Labour Friends of Israel Speech to LFI Annual Lunch Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch. We wouldn’t be here today without the support of many of you in this room. Read more…
KEIR STARMER SPEECH FOR LFI ANNUAL LUNCH 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It is a pleasure to be with you today at LFI’s annual lunch – our first opportunity to gather together since 2018. I want to join Steve in thanking today’s co-sponsors, Sir Read more…
The economy of the Palestinian territories is exhibiting “signs of recovery” despite serious challenges of unemployment and “deteriorating social conditions” in Gaza, a report by the World Bank said this week. The first half of 2021 saw a growth rate of 5.4 percent, with growth expected to reach 6 percent Read more…
Israel’s national intelligence agency, the Mossad, has thwarted multiple attacks by Iran against Israeli tourists and businessmen in three African countries, according to reports from Israel’s Channel 12. Targets included Israelis visiting the central and west African countries of Tanzania, Senegal and Ghana. Five suspects, all with African passports, have Read more…
Merav Michaeli, Israel’s transport minister and leader of the Israeli Labor party, has joined other left-wing MKs in announcing that her party will oppose plans to build new settlements in the West Bank. During the weekly Labor caucus meeting, Michaeli said: “We will oppose any initiative that will prevent a Read more…
After 35 hours of voting, the Knesset last week passed a two-year budget – Israel’s first since 2018. The adoption of the budget – in which 800 opposition objections had to be voted upon – provides the anti-Netanyahu coalition government with a major victory, removing the threat of new elections Read more…