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The chair of Labour Friends of Israel has told the General Secretary of the Labour Party it is “imperative” that Baroness Royall’s full report on anti-Semitism in the Oxford University Labour Club be published.
In a letter to Iain McNicol, Joan Ryan MP says…
Joan Ryan MP, Chair of Labour Friends of Israel said:
“We condemn any comparisons between Israel and ISIS. ISIS brutally murders Muslims who do not conform to its twisted ideology, enslaves women and is committing genocide against the Yazidi people. Last month while 200,000 people celebrated Tel Aviv Pride, ISIS continued to throw gay…
This article first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, you can read it here.
There is nothing illegitimate or antisemitic about criticising the actions of the Israeli government. Millions of Israelis - and Jews in Britain - do it every day.
However, for at least the past 40 years, a discourse has existed on the hard left which…
This article first appeared on the Jewish Chronicle, you can read it here.
The inquiry into antisemitism allegations in the Labour Party must make clear where criticism of Israel turns into Jew-hate, its Friends of Israel group has said.
In its submission to the Chakrabarti Inquiry, Labour Friends of Israel said that "almost without exception" those suspended…
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The government has insisted “safeguards are in place” to ensure UK aid to pay Palestinian civil servants is not misused amid claims that funds could be helping pave the way for salaries to terrorists.
Labour Friend of Israel called for the Department for International Development…
Today, during a Parliamentary debate regarding the UK's aid spending, Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, made a speech regarding the UK's aid spending in the Palestinian Authority.
Joan repeated her call for an independent inquiry into the matter and pushed for more spending on projects that promote coexistence.
Link to the video.
This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 10th June and the full story can be found here.
The Chair of Labour Friends of Israel has criticised the government’s internal review of British funding in the Palestinian territories.
Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North, said government’s probe into how aid…
LFI vice chair Michael Dugher has said Labour must "root out those people who hold extreme views and expel those who perpetrate anti-Semitism"
In a speech to Young UJIA last night, Michael Dugher said:
“There is a problem of anti-Semitism in some parts of the Labour Party.
"One of the challenges for Labour is that our membership has…
Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, said:
"We are disappointed at the NEC's decision not to publish Jan Royall's report in full, in contradiction of her express wishes. It makes it difficult to judge the report and opens the party to charges of a cover-up. Most importantly, for the victims of anti-Semitism, justice has…
This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 16th May and the full story can be found here: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/158247/head-inquiry-labour-antisemitism-shami-chakrabarti-reveals-she-has-joined-party
The news that Baroness Royall was joining the inquiry was welcomed by Joan Ryan MP, chair of Labour Friends of Israel.
In a statement, she said: "It is now obvious that the virulently anti-Israel…
