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LFI vice-chair to introduce bill on incitement in Palestinian schools

Posted 13 December, 2018 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI vice-chair Dame Louise Ellman has secured a ten minute rule bill on the 8 January on the topic of incitement in the Palestinian Authority curriculum. Her bill will mandate that UK assistance to the Palestinian Authority education system must comply with international values of peace and tolerance. It will also require an annual review…

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Joan Ryan speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2018

Posted 27 November, 2018 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch 2018   Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Regev, friends Thank you to all of you for being here today. In particular, I want to thank Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, our long-standing lunch sponsors. I also want to thank all of my parliamentary colleagues who have joined us; Our chair in…

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Middle East peace must go beyond party politics

Posted 20 November, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Joan Ryan MP has written for Jewish News about LFI's campaign in support of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. You can read the original here. The past year has seen precious little progress for those of us who wish to see peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Last week’s terrible events in Gaza are…

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Huge turnout for LFI conference reception

Posted 26 September, 2018 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel held its biggest ever reception at Labour party conference in Liverpool this week. Over 400 delegates attended a packed event addressed by deputy leader Tom Watson, Israeli Labor MK Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, Ambassador Mark Regev, and LFI chair Joan Ryan. In a stirring address, Mr Watson declared: "I am genuinely proud of each and…

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Over 50 Labour MPs write to DFID to express concern over Trump coexistence cuts

Posted 21 September, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Following the Trump administration’s decision to end all funding for coexistence projects in Israel-Palestine, over 50 Labour MPs have written to DFID Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt to express their serious concern and to call on the UK to help fill the void. You can view a PDF of the letter here.

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Analysis: Trump slashes funding for coexistence projects

Posted 18 September, 2018 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The Trump administration is to end US funding to coexistence programmes that bring Israelis and Palestinians together, it has emerged. The US currently provides $10m for the projects – one quarter of the money invested globally in civil society peace and reconciliation work between Israelis and Palestinians. The American move is part of a wider policy by the…

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Analysis: Prince William set to undertake first Royal visit to Israel

Posted 20 June, 2018 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Photo: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons When Prince William arrives in Israel next week, it will be the first official royal visit to the country in the Jewish state’s 70-year history. The visit will underline the growing bond between Britain and Israel, and help put to bed historical strains in relations between the two countries. It is…

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Labour MPs visit Israel and the Palestinian Territories on LFI delegation

Posted 31 May, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Seven Labour parliamentarians toured Israel and the Palestinian territories this week on a delegation run by Labour Friends of Israel. LFI parliamentary chair Joan Ryan led the delegation, and she was joined by MPs Louise Ellman, Andrew Gwynne, Stephen Morgan, Sharon Hodgson, and Jonathan Reynolds, as well as Lord Roy Kennedy. The delegation first visited Jerusalem, including a tour of the…

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Time to get tough, Prime Minister

Posted 1 March, 2018 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This op-ed first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, click here to view the original.  Britain is a major donor to the Palestinian Authority. Over the period to 2021, £125m of taxpayers’ money will be sent to Ramallah. Supporting a viable Palestinian administration is key to the UK’s goal of achieving a two-state solution, a goal we fully…

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Government offers support for International Fund

Posted 23 February, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The government this week said it supported the establishment of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Asked by LFI parliamentary supporter Luciana Berger at Foreign Office questions to "pledge the UK’s diplomatic support", Middle East minister Alistair Burt announced: "The UK supports the concept of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.” He continued: “We’re following the concept…

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