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Lisa Nandy reaffirms Labour’s opposition to BDS

Posted 28 June, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy MP In an interview with Jewish News last week, Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy laid out how Labour “absolutely shares” the government’s belief that boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel can be adopted in this country to “whip up hostility against the Jewish community”. Confirming her own long-held…

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In Brief: Iran-backed terror plot against Jews foiled in Cyprus and Greece

Posted 26 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0; via Wikimedia Commons An Israeli real estate businessman and a Chabad House, as well as hotels and entertainment venues frequented by Israeli tourists have been revealed as being the targets of an Iranian-planned attack in Cyprus. Greek intelligence services reportedly also arrested seven Pakistani nationals who were recruited by…

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In Brief: Gaza radicalisation and indoctrination youth camps begin again

Posted 26 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Children at PIJ summer camp in Khan Younis > SAID KHATIB / AFP, via Times of Israel Terror groups in the Gaza Strip have begun operating summer camps for Palestinian youths again, including military-style training in preparation to fight against Israel. Palestinian Islamic Jihad camps require young Palestinians to parade and train with fake rifles, alongside instructions…

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In Brief: Four Israelis killed and four injured in West Bank terror attack

Posted 21 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a petrol station in the central West Bank on Tuesday, killing four Israelis and wounding four others. The IDF reported that at least two gunmen carried out the attack near the settlement of Eli. One of the terrorists was shot dead at…

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LFI MPs push government for tougher policy towards Iran

Posted 7 June, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentarians have today urged the government to take a more robust and comprehensive stance towards the Iranian regime at a Westminster Hall Debate on the topic. PLP chair John Cryer MP In his remarks, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP - a longstanding campaigner on the issue - once again set out the case for…

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In Brief: Israel normalisation on agenda as Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia

Posted 6 June, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US secretary of state Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia this week, with improving ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia on the agenda for talks. Blinken “will discuss US-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range of bilateral issues…

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Labour activists visit Israel and West Bank with LFI and We Believe

Posted 24 May, 2023 in Antisemitism, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Activist delegation > LFI Senior Labour party activists visited Israel and the Palestinian territories last week, many of them for the first time, as part of a delegation led by LFI and We Believe in Israel. The group, including leaders from Labour affiliates, thinktanks and campaign groups, visited Yad Vashem, the Knesset, met with Israeli Labor leader…

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In Brief: EU parliament condemns “hateful” Palestinian school textbooks

Posted 16 May, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Image: IMPACT - se The European parliament last week passed a resolution condemning the Palestinian Authority over “hateful” content in its textbooks and conditioning future educational funding on the removal of antisemitic material. The vote marked the fourth consecutive year that the parliament has passed a resolution criticising Ramallah for the content of its educational curriculum. This year’s resolution was “noticeably…

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In Brief: Three killed in attack on synagogue in Tunisia during pilgrimage

Posted 10 May, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Middle East
Synagogue de la Ghriba Djerba > IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Two Jewish worshippers and one security guard have been killed by a Tunisian naval officer who opened fire at a synagogue on the island of Djerba, in the Gulf of Gabes, on Tuesday night. The victims have been identified as Aviel Hadad, a 30-year-old…

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Keir Starmer welcomes Israeli president Herzog to London

Posted 5 May, 2023 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Labour leader Keir Starmer meets Israeli president Isaac Herzog Labour leader Keir Starmer has today met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who have arrived in London to represent Israel at the coronation ceremony for King Charles III. In a meeting this afternoon, the pair discussed a number of issues including Labour’s commitment to strong UK-Israeli relations and…

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