At today’s Urgent Question on the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP set out the government’s opposition to the ban and to anti-Zionist antisemitism more widely. She said: “This is about who we are as a country. A Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa, several Labour MPs pushed for more action from the government to tackle antisemitism and violence against Jewish people. Blackley and Middleton South MP Graham Stringer asked: “As my right hon. Friend Read more…
At today’s statement on the terror attack against a synogogue in Manchester, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the government’s condemnation of the attack and its response. She said: “Let me start by calling this attack what it was: an evil act of antisemitic terrorism that targeted innocent worshippers on Read more…
At today’s statement from the Home Secretary following the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester, a number of Labour MPs pushed for greater action to tackle antisemitic anti-Zionism. Local MP Graham Stringer ended his remarks by saying: “Partly because of what has happened in Gaza, many people now think Read more…
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original. A major terror attack on a Jewish institution – such as that whichtragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation lastThursday – was both predictable and predicted. For two years, a Read more…
The Labour government will this week proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation following the group’s attack against RAF Brize Norton last month. Speaking in the House of Commons, Security Minister Dan Jarvis said: “The public attention it has garnered should not be confused with legitimacy, nor should a group Read more…
At today’s statement from the Security Minister on the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, LFI chair Jon Pearce MP made the case for proscription and spoke about the organisation’s attacks against the Jewish community in the UK. He said: “I welcome the Home Secretary’s decisive action on Read more…
The below article has been written by LFI honorary vice-chair Damien Egan MP in JewishNews. The appalling events at Glastonbury this weekend – not just Bob Vylan’s hateful rhetoric but the fact that large numbers of the crowd joined the murderous chants – highlights once again the manner in which Read more…
At today’s statement on the BBC’s coverage of chants of “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy set out the government’s criticisms of both the chants and the BBC’s airing of them on TV. She began by setting out: “Let me be clear Read more…
At today’s statement on the BBC’s coverage of chants of “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, several Labour MPs made clear their condemnation of the chants and asked questions regarding the government’s response. Johanna Baxter, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, asked: “I thank my right Read more…
At today’s statement from the Foreign Secretary on the conflict between Israel and Iran, several Labour MPs raised concerns regarding the threat posed by the Iranian regime to Israel, the Jewish community and the wider Middle East. East Renfrewshire MP Blair McDougall asked: ” I associate myself with the Foreign Secretary’s Read more…
Security Minister Dan Jarvis today set out the government’s “absolute commitment” to the security of the UK Jewish community at a statement in the House of Commons. In response to a question, he said: “The hon. Lady’s final point about the Jewish community is a very important one. I give Read more…