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Analysis: Starmer: tackling antisemitism a “moral imperative”

Posted 8 April, 2020 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Labour Party
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sir Keir Starmer has underlined his determination to begin the process of ridding the Labour party of antisemitism with a series of moves in his first days as leader. Sir Keir’s actions were welcomed by the new chair of Labour Friends of Israel, Steve McCabe. In an opinion piece…

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LFI Dame Louise Ellman Statement

Posted 17 October, 2019 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Following Dame Louise Ellman's decision to resign her membership of the Labour Party, LFI have released the following statement: Jennifer Gerber, director of LFI, said: “Louise Ellman has taken a characteristically brave and principled decision today. It highlights once again the institutional antisemitism which continues to shame the Labour…

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We should have been told about the Hezbollah bomb-making factory

Posted 10 June, 2019 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, News
This op-ed first appeared in the Jewish News, click here to view the original.  Many of us have never needed convincing about just how dangerous Hezbollah is. That’s why – alongside Jewish communal organisations and colleagues from across the House of Commons – we campaigned to have this antisemitic terror group proscribed in its entirety. Belatedly, and under much…

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Joan Ryan writes to the Home Secretary regarding Hezbollah UK bomb factory

Posted 10 June, 2019 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, News
Following reports that the UK security services in 2015 foiled an plot by Hezbollah agents in the UK,  LFI chair Joan Ryan has written to Home Secretary Sajid Javid expressing concern about the withholding of information about the plot from both the public and parliament. Until February of this year, only Hezbollah’s military wing was proscribed,…

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Analysis: Germany condemns “antisemitic” BDS movement

Posted 23 May, 2019 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Israel
Photo: Martin Rulsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons The German parliament last week passed a motion condemning as antisemitic the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The motion was the joint initiative of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and centre-left Social Democrat party, and was backed by the Greens and the centrist Free Democrats. Entitled “Resist…

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Analysis: UK Hezbollah ban comes into force

Posted 7 March, 2019 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran
Britain’s ban on Hezbollah came into force last Friday. It means that being a member or supporter of the antisemitic terror group is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The government’s move followed several years of campaigning by LFI and Jewish groups. Previously, only Hezbollah’s military wing was banned in the UK. Hezbollah itself does…

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Victory for LFI campaign as government bans Hezbollah in entirety

Posted 4 March, 2019 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, News
The British government last week announced it was banning Hezbollah in its entirety in a major victory for LFI's long-running campaign. Previously, only the military wing of the antisemitic terror group was proscribed in Britain. LFI chair Joan Ryan and vice-chair Dame Louise Ellman have led parliamentary efforts to ban the political wing. Ms Ryan secured…

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