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Margaret Hodge pushes for hostage release at Commons statement

Posted 14 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's statement in the House of Commons, LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP again raised the need for the 239 Israeli hostages currently being held by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. She asked: "I share what the Minister has said about the humanitarian tragedy that we are witnessing…

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LFI director: Even at this dark time, we must look to the future

Posted 10 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Gaza port > Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons The fury and rage of the anti-Israel protesters who took to the streets of London again this weekend should not be confused with a mass movement with…

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Analysis: Israel strikes Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza city

Posted 9 November, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Soldiers guard the entrance to a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo published November 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces), via Times of Israel. Latest developments A month on from Hamas’s October 7 mass terror attack, Israeli ground forces are advancing deeper into Gaza city, and closing in on Hamas’s main command centre,…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages and humanitarian pauses

Posted 8 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Mike Amesbury MP At today's Commons statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on issues relating to the release of the 245 Israeli hostages, as well as for greater details on what work the UK is doing to coordinate humanitarian pauses in the fighting to…

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Starmer marks month since Hamas attacks at King’s speech debate

Posted 7 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Labour leader Keir Starmer As he responded to yesterday's King's Speech, Labour leader Keir Starmer marked the one month anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks against Israel, which killed 1,400 people. Starmer said: "It is now one month exactly since the senseless murder of Jews by the terrorists of Hamas and the taking of hostages on…

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LFI director: Gaza After Hamas: How to Win the Peace

Posted 3 November, 2023 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Fathom Journal. Click here to read the original. Gaza port > Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons Decent people of all political parties, all faiths, and all nationalities are united in their outrage at the actions of Hamas. We rightly share solidarity with the people…

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Analysis: Israel’s operations against Hamas enter second stage

Posted 2 November, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Israeli soldiers operate inside the Gaza Strip, November 2, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces), via Times of Israel. Latest developments Nearly three weeks after the savage Hamas terror attacks left more than 1,400 people murdered, more than 5,000 wounded, and at least 240 abducted, Israel’s war against Hamas has now entered its second stage, with a ground…

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Starmer insists humanitarian pauses the way forward in Gaza

Posted 31 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer speaking at Chatham House Labour leader Keir Starmer has today set out Labour's support for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, explaining in a speech at Chatham House that a ceasefire would leave Hamas with the capability to carry out further attacks in Israel, and prevent…

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Analysis: Israel prepares for major ground operation

Posted 27 October, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
IDF soldiers stationed in Southern Israel trained along the Gaza border to ensure an ongoing level of preparedness.> Yoav Karen, CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED via Wikimedia Commons. Latest developments Nearly three weeks after a savage Hamas terror attack left at least 1,400 people murdered, more than 5,000 wounded, and at least 220 abducted, Israel’s war against…

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LFI chair: Backing an Israel-Hamas ceasefire now would be a recipe for endless war

Posted 27 October, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Some calls for a ceasefire in Gaza are understandable and I share the sentiment that lies behind them. Witnessing the dire humanitarian situation on our TV screens is heartbreaking. That’s why Labour Friends of Israel has…

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