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In Brief: Peacebuilding work necessary, not just nice, says ALLMEP report

Posted 7 October, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The services that peacebuilding organisations provide for their communities are not just nice – they are necessary, a new report from the Alliance for Middle East Peace says this week. The study, A Resilient Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding Sector in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic, looks at the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on civic society…

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In Brief: LFI chair welcomes normalisation agreement in parliamentary debate

Posted 29 September, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Steve McCabe has welcomed the normalisation agreements signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month. In a parliamentary debate last week, LFI’s chair also urged the government to restore funding to peace-building coexistence projects. “I hope other countries in the region will follow [the UAE…

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In Brief: US Congress gives big boost to Israeli-Palestinian Peace fund

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: The Clerk of the United States House of Representives, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A key committee in the US Congress has voted to include in its budget legislation to introduce an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The campaign for the $250m fund, which would support people-to-people work between Israelis and Palestinians, has been…

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LFI chair welcomes Israeli-Palestinian COVID-19 cooperation

Posted 12 May, 2020 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
Speaking in Foreign Office questions, LFI chair Steve McCabe welcomed Israeli-Palestinian cooperation to tackle COVID-19. "I thank the Minister for his comments. Will he join me in welcoming the news that Israel has approved a $230 million advance payment to the Palestinian Authority, alongside coronavirus test kits, intensive care beds, ventilators, drugs and protective equipment? Is…

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LFI Delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories – July 2019

Posted 14 August, 2019 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel took a group of centre-left parliamentarians on delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories at the end of July. The group was led by LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman MP, and included LFI honorary president Joan Ryan MP, Rosie Cooper MP, Steve McCabe MP, and Phil Wilson MP. The group began their…

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LFI supports new grassroots initiative

Posted 28 May, 2019 in Coexistence, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel is launching ‘Speakers for a Two-State Solution’, a grassroots initiative for activists to lead discussions in the Labour party and centre-left groups about how to bring a peaceful end to the conflict in the Middle East. LFI is providing training and resources to ensure activists feel confident in making the case that…

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LFI officers urge DFID to support MEET

Posted 2 May, 2019 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI officers have written to the secretary of state for international development, Penny Mordaunt, to urge the UK government to urgently make funds available to support coexistence group MEET, Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow. MEET plays an essential role in bringing young Israelis and Palestinians together to foster peaceful dialogue. LFI has long advocated support such…

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Analysis: Who’s to blame for latest blow to coexistence funding?

Posted 14 February, 2019 in Analysis, Coexistence, Peace process
Last year, the Trump administration abruptly axed $10m in US support for vital people-to-people work which brings together Israelis and Palestinians to promote the values of coexistence, peace and reconciliation. Now this crucial work has sustained another blow with the cessation of all US aid to the Palestinian Authority. It is the result of a series of complex legal…

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LFI vice-chair introduces bill against terrorist incitement in PA schools

Posted 8 January, 2019 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Dame Louise Ellman MP has today presented a ten minute rule bill in parliament designed to stop the Palestinian Authority education system using British taxpayers’ money to fund a school curriculum which incites the murder of Israelis. Supported by a cross-party group of MPs, Dame Louise’s bill will mandate that UK assistance to the…

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