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Labour dossier reveals PA’s school terror name shame

Posted 30 March, 2017 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle.  Terrorists and Nazi collaborators have been 'honoured' by having schools named after them in the West Bank The government has been urged to step up pressure on the Palestinian Authority over funding pledges after it emerged that more than 20 Palestinian schools receiving cash in the West Bank and…

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Government must publish review into UK funding of Palestinian Authority

Posted 30 March, 2017 in Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle.  Labour Friends of Israel chair concerned that British money is going to pay salaries of teachers working at schools named after terrorists On 11 March 1978, Dalal Mughrabi led a group of 11 fellow Palestinian and Lebanese militants ashore on a Tel Aviv beach. After murdering a young American…

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Ian Austin on reports about the suspension of funding to the PA

Posted 7 October, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
Commenting on reports about the suspension of funding to the PA in today’s Sun, Ian Austin MP, LFI parliamentary supporter, said: “British aid has a key role to play in supporting the alleviation of poverty and economic development and the promotion of peace and coexistence in Palestine. Those goals are, however, undermined…

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Government Response to LFI’s call for Suspension of Aid

Posted 14 June, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article initially appeared in JewishNews, you can read it here. The government has insisted “safeguards are in place” to ensure UK aid to pay Palestinian civil servants is not misused amid claims that funds could be helping pave the way for salaries to terrorists. Labour Friend of Israel called for the Department for International Development…

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Ian Austin: Let’s use the aid budget to promote peace in the Middle East and ensure our money never funds violence

Posted 14 June, 2016 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This article was originally posted on LabourList - you can read it here. British aid feeds 25 million under-fives. It supports midwives, nurses and doctors so 4.3 million babies can be born safely. Our aid spending helped tackle Ebola in Africa. It feeds the starving, helps refugees and provides jobs. It builds stronger economies around the world. It…

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Watch Joan Ryan’s Speech on UK Aid to the Palestinian Authority

Posted 13 June, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Today, during a Parliamentary debate regarding the UK's aid spending, Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, made a speech regarding the UK's aid spending in the Palestinian Authority. Joan repeated her call for an independent inquiry into the matter and pushed for more spending on projects that promote coexistence. Link to the video.

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Government’s review of UK aid to Palestinians “is not going to cut it”

Posted 10 June, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 10th June and the full story can be found here. The Chair of Labour Friends of Israel has criticised the government’s internal review of British funding in the Palestinian territories. Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North, said government’s probe into how aid…

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Joan Ryan MP calls for suspension to UK aid to Palestine Authority after claims that funds are used for terrorists’ salaries

Posted 3 May, 2016 in Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article was published by Jewish News on 3 May 2016 and is available here: http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/lfi-chair-calls-for-end-to-uk-aid-to-palestinian-civil-servants-amid-terror-funding-claims/ MP calls for end to UK aid to Palestinian civil servants amid terror funding claims Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan has called for the suspension of UK government aid to Palestinian civil servants amid claims that funds are being used…

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