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Labour MPs push Security Minister to be tougher on Iran at Home Office Questions

Posted 6 February, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Virendra Sharma At Home Office Questions today, two Labour MPs pushed the government to take a tougher stance against the operation of Iranian agents in the UK, in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the proscription of which is a longstanding LFI policy goal. LFI parliamentary supporter Virendra Sharma MP asked: It has been…

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Labour MPs raise threat from Iran

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
A number of LFI MPs and their colleagues have today used a backbench business debate in the House of Commons on the treatment of protestors in Iran to push the government to adopt a more comprehensive strategy towards Iran. In the debate, LFI vice-chair John Spellar MP twice repeated LFI's longstanding policy ask of proscribing the…

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In Brief: UK reportedly preparing to proscribe Revolutionary Guards

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The UK government is reportedly preparing to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, following a longstanding campaign by LFI and many Jewish community groups. The IRGC is a hugely influential apparatus of the Iranian state, spearheading operations against opponents of the regime at home and abroad, especially in entrenching Iran’s influence…

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In Brief: West condemns Iran as uranium enrichment ramped up

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The US government has expressed "deep concern" this week over progress Iran is making on its nuclear programme and ballistic missile capacity, while a number of European governments, including the UK, accused Tehran of ramping up uranium enrichment with "no credible civilian justification". The reaction came hours after Iran…

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LFI chair Steve McCabe’s speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe addresses LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch   *** Check against delivery ***   Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch Tuesday 22 November 2022   Steve McCabe MP, Chair Labour Friends of Israel   Introduction Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends. It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch. We wouldn’t be here today without the support of many in this…

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In Brief: Hamas and Assad’s Syria reconcile after decade hiatus

Posted 2 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration last week warned against any normalisation of diplomatic ties with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, insisting that his recent reconciliation with Palestinian terror group was an illustration of Assad’s “isolation”. Assad, who has been gradually restoring links with the Arab world after prevailing in Syria’s…

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In Brief: Lebanon enters new political crisis with no president

Posted 2 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Haidar Almoqdad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Following a series of years-long crises, Lebanon has entered a new period of instability following the end of President Michel Aoun’s term without a successor having been chosen. Aoun’s six-year term, which ended on Sunday, saw mass protests, a huge economic downturn, and the explosion at Beirut’s port in August…

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In Brief: Israel to present evidence of Iranian drones in Ukraine

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s president Isaac Herzog will present evidence to US officials during meetings in Washington this week which proves that Iranian drones are being used by Russian forces in Ukraine. Herzog arrived in Washington on Tuesday for a short visit that will include a meeting…

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LFI chair: Steps to a Two State Solution: Positive ways to restart the search for peace

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons This year saw the 30th anniversary of the election victory that brought Yitzhak Rabin to power in Israel. Three short years later, after a rare period of hope that the tragic conflict…

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LFI launches Steps to a Two State Solution pamphlet

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel is delighted to publish its latest policy briefing, Steps to a Two State Solution.    The two state solution is the only means by which to guarantee Israel’s security and to preserve its identity as a Jewish and democratic state, as well as to satisfy the legitimate demand of the Palestinian people for self-determination and national sovereignty.  …

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