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Antisemitism

In Brief: Foreign minister Lapid reverses Netanyahu-era neglect of diplomacy

Israel’s neglect of public advocacy and diplomacy in recent years led to a rise in antisemitism and support for Palestinian terrorist organisations, Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday, in a strong rebuke of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “They are doing this because no one explains to them Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

LFI chair: Labour needs to rethink its Middle East ideas

Labour Friends of Israel chair, Steve McCabe MP, has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. The obsession with Israel-Palestine means my party has neglected other vital issues The past decade has seen a series of momentous events sweep the Middle East: the Arab Spring, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

LFI director: Time for talking on hateful Palestinian textbooks is over

Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Time for talking on hateful Palestinian textbooks is over After multiple delays and much foot-dragging, the European Union has finally published the investigation into the Palestinian Authority curriculum it commissioned two Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years2 July, 2021 ago

Analysis: UK still funds incitement in Palestinian school curriculum

UK ministers have avoided making any concrete commitments to tackle incitement to violence in the Palestinian Authority school curriculum, despite the findings of a recently published independent study. What happened In a Westminster Hall debate this morning, Foreign and International Development Office minister James Duddridge avoided any firm pledges of Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: UK announces it will boycott antisemitic Durban conference

The British government confirmed this week that it will boycott the Durban IV conference in New York over “historic concerns” about antisemitism and anti-Israel hatred. The UK will join the US, Australia and Canada in refusing to attend the event in September marking the 20th anniversary of the infamous 2001 Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years22 June, 2021 ago

In Brief: British public strongly backs Israel’s right to self-defence

A poll commissioned by the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) has found that the British public strongly backs Israel’s right to defend itself and feels deep sympathy for British Jews in the recent wave of antisemitic incidents. Some 55 percent of respondents said they believed Israel had a right to defensive Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years4 June, 2021 ago

Analysis: Israel-Gaza conflict drags on as ceasefire looms

The conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza has continued over the past week, with more than 3,750 rockets fired into Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups and some 2,000 strikes against terrorist targets in Gaza. What happened Conflict began with low-level violence in Jerusalem last week and escalated as Hamas began a Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years21 May, 2021 ago

LFI and CFI chairs: End the myth there’s no link between extreme anti-Zionism and Jew-hate

Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP and Conservative Friends of Israel chair Stephen Crabb have written the below op-ed for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI chair Steve McCabe and CFI chair Stephen Crabb put aside political difference to condemn rising antisemitism amid the violence Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years20 May, 2021 ago

David Evans holds first meeting with Eran Harmoni, Israeli Labor Secretary General

General Secretary of the UK Labour Party, David Evans, has met with his counterpart, Eran Harmoni, Secretary General of the Israeli Labor Party. LFI Chair Steve McCabe MP joined the meeting.   It was the first meeting between the two General Secretaries of the sister parties in over four years, and Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years19 April, 2021 ago

In Brief: Keir Starmer holds call with Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer held a phone call with Merav Michaeli, leader of Israel’s Labor Party, last weekend. Days before Israelis went to the polls for the fourth time in two years, Starmer wished Michaeli – elected to lead Labour in January 2021 – luck in the upcoming elections. Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

LFI officers speak in Holocaust Memorial Day Debate

LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and LFI Parliamentary Officers took part in a debate marking Holocaust Memorial Day in the House of Commons on Thursday 28 January. This annual debate is an opportunity for Parliamentarians from across the House to unite in remembering the victims, honouring survivors, and remembering where Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years3 February, 2021 ago

In Brief: Top Trump appointee accused of antisemitic remarks about Israel

A newly appointed adviser to the US secretary of defence has been accused of making antisemitic remarks after suggesting that American politicians become “very very rich” by supporting Israel. Douglas Macgregor, a retired army colonel, has been given the post of adviser to Donald Trump’s acting defence secretary, Christopher Miller. Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 5 years17 November, 2020 ago

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