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Labour MPs raise hostages and peacebuilding at Middle East statement

Posted 21 July, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Matthew Patrick MP and Gregor Poynton MP At today’s statement in the House of Commons on the Middle East, Labour MPs asked the Foreign Secretary about UK policy towards the 50 remaining Israeli hostages and support for civil society peacebuilding. LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked: "I recently met the mother of Oz…

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Labour MPs urge government to support moderate and pragmatic voices in Israel and Palestine

Posted 10 June, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Mark Sewards MP, Graeme Downie MP and Dan Tomlinson MP At this evening's statement from the Middle East Minister in the House of Commons, several Labour MPs asked questions regarding government policy towards supporting moderates and pragmatists in the region, and the need to free the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. LFI chair…

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Baroness Berger urges government to support peacebuilders

Posted 9 June, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Baroness Berger At today's statement on the Middle East in the House of Lords, Baroness Berger urged the FCDO Minister, Lord Collins of Highbury, about how the government plans to support moderates and pragmatics in Israel and Palestine in order to further the cause of peace. She asked: "My Lords, I draw attention to my entry…

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LFI delegation visits Israel and Palestine as conflict reaches 600 days

Posted 30 May, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates attend hostages rally in Tel Aviv An LFI delegation of Labour parliamentarians visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories as the region marked 600 days since the 7 October attacks which sparked the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  The delegation, led by LFI chair Jon Pearce MP, included Labour Members of Parliament Cat Eccles, Kevin McKenna, Peter Prinsley and Mark Sewards,…

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Labour peers push government on Hamas and civil society peacebuilding

Posted 7 May, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Lord Turnberg and Baroness Berger At today's repeat statement on the Middle East in the House of Lords, Labour peers asked a number of questions of the minister, Lord Collins. Lord Turnberg asked: "My Lords, the situation in Gaza is truly horrendous, but Hamas must bear some responsibility for that. Indeed, the Gazan population is rising…

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LFI chair: Why the Abraham Accords still matter

Posted 2 April, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. As chair of Labour Friends of Israel, last week I became the first British MP to travel between Israel and the UAE – an unimaginable reality before the historic Abraham Accords in 2020.  My flight – one of…

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Labour MPs urge support for moderates in Israel and Palestine

Posted 2 April, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP and Blair McDougall MP At today's Urgent Question on the Israeli Government’s announcement that they are expanding their military operations in Gaza, Labour MPs Jon Pearce and Blair McDougall asked what steps the government was taking to strengthen moderate voices for peace in Israel and Palestine. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: "The resumption…

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Steve Yemm pushes Foreign Secretary on support for International Peace Fund

Posted 1 April, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steve Yemm MP At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Mansfield MP Steve Yemm raised the prospect of UK leadership on the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace with the Foreign Secretary. He asked: "The Prime Minister’s commitment to host an international meeting this year in support of an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace has never…

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LFI chair Jon Pearce makes history as first MP to fly from Israel to the UAE 

Posted 28 March, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce meets Israeli president Herzog LFI chair Jon Pearce became the first British MP to travel directly between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on a visit to the region this week.  While in Israel, the Labour MP for High Peak met with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and the leader of the Democrats, Yair…

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Steve Yemm pushes for progress on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Posted 17 March, 2025 in Coexistence, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Steve Yemm MP At today’s Statement from the Foreign Secretary on the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Conference last week, Mansfield MP Steve Yemm pushed for progress from the Foreign Secretary on UK support for an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. He said: "I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. Last week, I hosted a Westminster Hall…

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