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Foreign Secretary: Palestinian curriculum reform is “crucial”

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's statement from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, she set out the government's view that reform to remove antisemtic and inciteful content from the Palestinian Authority's educational curriculum is "a crucial part of the Palestinian Authority reforms" required by the American peace plan. Responding to the Conservative frontbench, she said: "The…

Labour MPs push for action against antisemitism following Maccabi fan ban

At today's Urgent Question on the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa, several Labour MPs pushed for more action from the government to tackle antisemitism and violence against Jewish people. Blackley and Middleton South MP Graham Stringer asked: "As my right hon. Friend will know from her discussions…

Labour MPs demand action against antisemitic anti-Zionism following synagogue attack

Graham Stringer MP, Mark Sewards MP and Luke Myer MP At today's statement from the Home Secretary following the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester, a number of Labour MPs pushed for greater action to tackle antisemitic anti-Zionism. Local MP Graham Stringer ended his remarks by saying: "Partly because of what has happened in Gaza,…

Dame Louise Ellman: We must tackle the poisonous lies about Israel to stop the rising tide of antisemitism

Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original. A major terror attack on a Jewish institution – such as that which tragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation last Thursday – was both predictable and predicted. For two…

Culture Secretary slams BBC airing of anti-Israel Glastonbury death chants

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP At today's statement on the BBC’s coverage of chants of “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy set out the government's criticisms of both the chants and the BBC's airing of them on TV. She began by setting out: "Let me be clear that…

Labour MPs condemn anti-Israel Glastonbury death chants

Johanna Baxter MP, Tom Rutland MP and Peter Prinsley MP At today's statement on the BBC's coverage of chants of "Death to the IDF" at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, several Labour MPs made clear their condemnation of the chants and asked questions regarding the government's response. Johanna Baxter, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, asked:…

Middle East Minister: “No role for Hamas in the future of Gaza”

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP At today's statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer discussed a number of points of UK policy towards the Middle East. He began: "During the visit, we reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to advancing a two-state solution as the only pathway to…

Security Minister condemns alleged terror comments by Kneecap

Security Minister Dan Jarvis At today’s Urgent Question in the House of Commons on alleged incitement by the Irish republican band Kneecap, Security Minister Dan Jarvis condemned the band’s past statements of alleged support for Iranian terror proxies Hamas and Hezbollah. He said: "The right hon. Member mentioned proscription and Hamas and Hezbollah; he knows well…

Labour MPs criticise alleged terror comments by Kneecap in Commons debate

Luke Akehurst MP, David Taylor MP and David Pinto-Duschinsky MP At today's Urgent Question in the House of Commons on alleged incitement by the Irish republican band Kneecap, several Labour MPs raised the band's past statements of alleged support for Hamas and Hezbollah in their questions to the Security Minister. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst began…