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In Brief: Iran-backed terror plot against Jews foiled in Cyprus and Greece

Posted 26 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0; via Wikimedia Commons An Israeli real estate businessman and a Chabad House, as well as hotels and entertainment venues frequented by Israeli tourists have been revealed as being the targets of an Iranian-planned attack in Cyprus. Greek intelligence services reportedly also arrested seven Pakistani nationals who were recruited by…

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In Brief: Gaza radicalisation and indoctrination youth camps begin again

Posted 26 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Children at PIJ summer camp in Khan Younis > SAID KHATIB / AFP, via Times of Israel Terror groups in the Gaza Strip have begun operating summer camps for Palestinian youths again, including military-style training in preparation to fight against Israel. Palestinian Islamic Jihad camps require young Palestinians to parade and train with fake rifles, alongside instructions…

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LFI parliamentarians attend briefing with Israeli Intelligence Minister

Posted 22 June, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel addresses a cross-party group of parliamentarians This afternoon, Israel's Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel gave a briefing to a group of cross-party parliamentarians, organised by the UK-Israel APPG. A number of LFI parliamentarians attended the briefing, with discussion and questions on a range of issues, particularly the need for the UK government…

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In Brief: Four Israelis killed and four injured in West Bank terror attack

Posted 21 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a petrol station in the central West Bank on Tuesday, killing four Israelis and wounding four others. The IDF reported that at least two gunmen carried out the attack near the settlement of Eli. One of the terrorists was shot dead at…

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In Brief: Iran praises Palestinian terrorism as leaders visit Tehran

Posted 21 June, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0; via Wikimedia Commons The leaders of Palestinian terror groups Islamic Jihad and Hamas were in Tehran yesterday for talks with top Iranian officials. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi received Islamic Jihad chief Ziad Nakhaleh, while Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme…

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LFI MPs sign cross-party letter on UK university support for Iranian drone development

Posted 20 June, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Drone > avionespana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A number of LFI MPs have today added their names to a cross-party letter addressed to Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, calling on the government to investigate allegations in the Jewish Chronicle that scientists at British universities have been helping Iran develop technology that could be…

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Andrew Gwynne pushes government on Iranian proxies in the UK

Posted 13 June, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne has today used Foreign Office Questions to ask what steps the government is taking to deal with the activity of Iranian proxies in the UK, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He asked: The Foreign Secretary knows that there are concerns across the House of…

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In Brief: Iranian ‘suicide drones’ being developed at British universities

Posted 12 June, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0; via Wikimedia Commons Scientists at British universities have helped the Iranian regime develop technology that can be used in its drone programme and fighter jets, an investigation by the Jewish Chronicle has revealed. At least 11 British universities, including Cambridge and Imperial College London, are reportedly involved, with staff…

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LFI MPs push government for tougher policy towards Iran

Posted 7 June, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentarians have today urged the government to take a more robust and comprehensive stance towards the Iranian regime at a Westminster Hall Debate on the topic. PLP chair John Cryer MP In his remarks, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP - a longstanding campaigner on the issue - once again set out the case for…

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Analysis: Iran able to produce nuclear weapons “on demand”

Posted 6 June, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Iran 2015 nuclear deal negotiations > US Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Iran may be able to produce nuclear weapons “on demand”, a leading expert warned last week. The report in The Economist magazine also provided details of a new nuclear facility being constructed by Tehran deep in the Zagros mountains. It comes as the International Atomic…

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