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In Brief: More terror attacks as Israel marks Yom HaZikaron memorial day

Posted 27 April, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons This week has seen at least two attempted terror attacks against Israelis so far, as the Jewish state marked Yom HaZikaron, its memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, on Tuesday. On Monday afternoon, five people were wounded in a car-ramming terror attack near…

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Labour pushes government to support peace process in Lords debate

Posted 24 April, 2023 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter and Shadow FCDO Lords spokesperson Lord Collins of Highbury Labour's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Spokesperson in the House of Lords, Lord Collins of Highbury, has today urged the government to do more to support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in the debate following a government statement on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in…

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LFI vice-chair: Labour would use lessons from Northern Ireland to build trust in Israel-Palestine

Posted 12 April, 2023 in Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell MP As President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland this week reminds us, the Good Friday Agreement is rightly seen as a model – and source of hope – for conflict-resolution throughout the world. But one aspect of…

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LFI parliamentarians push govt for UK leadership on peace process

Posted 23 March, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At today's Urgent Question on talks to de-escalate the violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, LFI parliamentarians pushed the UK government to demonstrate leadership to bring Israel and the Palestinians together in a peace process, with the goal of a negotiated two-state solution. LFI vice-chair Diana Johnson MP LFI vice-chair Dame Diana Johnson MP used…

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In Brief: Social media videos teach Palestinians how to kill Israelis

Posted 21 March, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Palestinian stabbing attack instruction video > Telegram, via the Jewish Chronicle A number of online videos are being shared on Palestinian social media channels which provide detailed instructions on how to murder Israeli civilians, the Jewish Chronicle has reported. The clips, which are being widely shared on apps like Telegram, YouTube, Facebook and other platforms, have emerged amid a…

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In Brief: Second terror attack hits Huwara following violent unrest

Posted 21 March, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons The IDF locked down the area surrounding the West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday evening, following a Palestinian terrorist attack. An Israeli couple were injured in the shooting exactly three weeks after two Israelis were killed in a similar gun attack in the town. American-born Michael Stern was…

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Labour Friends of Israel: NPF Consultation Submission 

Posted 16 March, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The below is Labour Friends of Israel's 2023 National Policy Forum submission, to the 'Britain in the world' commission. Labour Friends of Israel: NPF Consultation Submission  About LFI Established in 1957, Labour Friends of Israel campaigns for a negotiated two-state solution for two peoples; with Israel safe, secure and recognised within its borders; living alongside a…

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LFI parliamentarians push the government to keep its Middle East promises

Posted 14 March, 2023 in Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Today's FCDO orals session saw LFI parliamentarians push the government on a number of policy issues. LFI parliamentary supporter and former LFI chair Andrew Gwynne MP asked the foreign secretary about UK support for the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, noting that it is now five years since the UK government expressed its support for the…

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In Brief: Saudis indicate nuclear programme as price of normalising with Israel

Posted 14 March, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked the United States to approve the development of a civilian nuclear programme in exchange for the kingdom normalising relations with Israel. The demand is the latest in a series of asks put to the US from Riyadh, though such…

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Labour reiterates support for coexistence fund in Lords debate

Posted 7 March, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  LFI parliamentary supporter Lord Collins The Labour frontbench has today reiterated the party's support for UK involvement in the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, a longstanding LFI campaign goal. Responding to a debate in the House of Lords on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Labour's Lords FCDO spokesperson Lord Collins highlighted the importance of "economic development and supporting people-to-people coexistence…

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