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Labour Lords push govt on BBC, hostages and IRGC proscription

Posted 24 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay LFI's chair in the House of Lords, Baroness Ramsay, said with regard to the BBC's reporting of the the conflict between Israel and Hamas: "Saying that Hamas is designated a terrorist organisation was a weasel-worded way of getting out of the fact that they were not going to call it terrorist…

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LFI parliamentarians push govt on anti-Israel extremism and antisemitism

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons At today's statement from the prime minister on the situation in Israel and Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government for measures to counter extremism and antisemitism domestically following Hamas's terror attacks on Israel. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. Given…

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Andrew Gwynne raises antisemitism in schools at Education Questions

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP At today's Education Questions session in the House of Commons, LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne raised the recent increase in instances of antisemitic and Islamophobic abuse in schools, following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas. He asked: "In recent weeks, we have seen reported instances of antisemitism rise by…

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LFI director Michael Rubin: Labour members should welcome Keir’s clear line on terror and antisemitism

Posted 19 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Keir Starmer addressing LFI's vigil at Labour conference Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 were brutal and unprecedented. Deliberately targeting civilians, 1,400 people were murdered: young people enjoying a rave, Holocaust survivors and pregnant women among them. At a kibbutz I…

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LFI parliamentarians push for accurate reporting on Israel/Gaza conflict

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's urgent question on the situation in Israel and Gaza, several LFI parliamentarians asked questions of the Foreign Secretary on matters relating to the need for accuracy in reporting on the conflict, the threat posed by Hezbollah from Lebanon, and the deeply concerning rise in antisemitism On the need for accuracy…

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Lammy warns against disinformation on Israel-Hamas war

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy today reminded colleagues in the House of Commons of their "duty to act responsibly and judiciously as the facts are determined" and appealed to politicians of all parties to "be wary of disinformation, and to avoid dangerous speculation before the facts…

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LFI statement on the tragic events of the last 10 days in Israel and Gaza

Posted 17 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, News
Last weekend, Hamas launched a terrorist attack deliberately targeting Israeli civilians. Over 1,400 people were murdered: babies massacred, Holocaust survivors shot dead and entire families tortured and killed. Hamas seized 200 Israeli hostages, including women, children and people with disabilities.    The terror attacks represent the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.…

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Analysis: Israel reels from Hamas attacks as Gaza intervention looms

Posted 17 October, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
The remains of the Sderot city police after Hamas attacks > Yoav Karen, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel is preparing to initiate a “significant ground operation” to strike Hamas in Gaza “from air, sea and land” following last week’s terror attacks. Latest developments Latest figures suggest that at least 1,400 Israelis were killed in the Hamas…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages, Iran and antisemitism

Posted 16 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
House of Commons marks a minute's silence before the Prime Minister's statement on Hamas's attacks against Israel Following the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons following Hamas's attack against Israel and the ongoing situation in Israel and Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians asked a series of questions to the Prime Minister in the…

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