LFI director: Could the Good Friday agreement be a model for Israeli-Palestinian peace?

LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original.

The catastrophic Israel-Hamas war is an irreversible turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The diplomatic priority for the international community in …

Analysis: LFI lays out Middle East policy agenda for next Labour government

Ahead of Labour’s annual conference next week, LFI has released its latest policy pamphlet: Britain and the Middle East: Priorities for the Next Labour Government exclusively in the Guardian today.

Priorities for the next Labour government

  • Britain and

Analysis: Israel-Saudi speculation bubbles as UN convenes

As the UN General Assembly convened last week, longstanding speculation around the potential for a normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia has reached a fever pitch.

What happened

  • On Wednesday, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman claimed in an

In Brief: One million Israelis have visited the UAE since the Abraham Accords

One million Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the signing of the 2020 Abraham Accords.

Speaking to the Jewish News, Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat said: “almost one-in-ten Israelis has visited the UAE since the end …

Luciana Berger joins LFI parliamentary candidates delegation in meeting President Herzog

The first Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) since 2014 last week met with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog.

What happened

  • The delegation, led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and joined by Luciana Berger –

Labour sets out opposition to BDS in Commons debate

In today’s second reading of the government’s Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, Labour reaffirmed its opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement which seeks to delegitimise Israel, the world’s only Jewish state.

In her role …