Iran’s state airline is being used to smuggle advanced long-range armed drones to Russia for use in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
The Guardian reported on Monday that some of the drones – at least 18 in total – were transferred to …
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and CFI chair Stephen Crabb MP have written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original.
As it clings on to power with ever greater desperation, deploying unimaginable violence against …
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 …
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 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 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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
LFI chair Steve McCabe has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original.
This year saw the 30th anniversary of the election victory that brought Yitzhak Rabin to power in Israel. Three short years later, after
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 …