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Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel

Posted 7 March, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Why Progressives Should Reject Decolonisation Myths About Israel Why Progressives Should Reject "Decolonisation" Myths About Israel Labour Friends of Israel today publishes its latest policy briefing: Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel , written by Dame Louise Ellman.    On 7 October, Hamas’ brutal assault on…

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LFI director: Don’t under-estimate the disastrous impact of Israeli “settler-colonial” myths

Posted 20 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI logo The furore over the candidacy of Azhar Ali in Rochdale is a potent reminder of both the power – and destructive quality – of conspiracy theories. Keir Starmer’s decision to withdraw Labour’s support from Ali was the right one.…

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Shadow Home Secretary echoes LFI’s warnings around antisemitism

Posted 19 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's Commons statement on antisemitism in the UK, shadow home secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter Yvette Cooper MP echoed LFI's warnings around the huge increase in antisemitism that has been recorded in the UK since 7 October. "It is unconscionable that one of the steepest surges in antisemitism came in…

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LFI parliamentarians stand against antisemitism at Commons statement

Posted 19 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
  LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's statement in the House of Commons on antisemitism in the UK, two LFI parliamentarians spoke about the need for the government to take tougher action against the huge increase in antisemitic incidents that have been recorded since 7 October. LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP called for a "coordinated"…

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LFI peers take part in Holocaust Memorial Day debate

Posted 2 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
Baroness Ramsay, Baroness Anderson, Lord Wood and Baroness Merron At today's Holocaust Memorial Day debate in the House of Lords, a number of LFI peers spoke about antisemitism, Israel, and LFI. LFI's chair in the House of Lords, Baroness Ramsay, reflected on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas since 7 October, and particularly the recent revelations…

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LFI parliamentary supporter Baroness Anderson: Bearing witness to the October 7 pogrom was harrowing

Posted 31 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI parliamentary supporter Baroness Anderson has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. LFI parliamentary supporter Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent H arrowing. That is the only word I’ve been able to use about the Labour Friends of Israel solidarity visit to Israel I went on at the beginning of January.…

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Labour parliamentarians attend briefing on Hamas sexual violence

Posted 31 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
UK-Israel APPG briefing on Hamas sexual violence A number of Labour parliamentarians have today attended a briefing, co-organised by LFI with the UK-Israel APPG, to hear from witnesses and survivor accounts of Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women and girls during the 7 October terror attacks. The event, co-chaired by LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP, was addressed…

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Chipping Barnet PPC Dan Tomlinson: We must continue to educate younger generations about the evil of antisemitism

Posted 30 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate in Chipping Barnet, Dan Tomlinson, has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Labour candidate in Chipping Barnet, Dan Tomlinson, with former LFI chair Louise Ellman in Israel as part of an LFI delegation The theme for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day was “fragility of freedom”. Many in Barnet’s…

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LFI parliamentarians take part in Holocaust Memorial Day debate

Posted 25 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP Ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, a number of LFI parliamentarians have today taken part in a debate on Holocaust Memorial Day in the House of Commons. In the context of Holocaust Memorial Day, LFI chair Steve McCabe MP reflected on recent commentary around the ongoing conflict between Israel and…

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Starmer: Houthi attacks “do absolutely nothing for the Palestinian people”

Posted 23 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer Responding to today's statement from the prime minister on the UK's response to attacks by the Houthis on international shopping, Labour leader Keir Starmer has today called for stronger action against the Iranian regime - the Houthis' most significant backer - and also made clear Labour's view that "these attacks do absolutely…

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