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LFI chair writes to Foreign Secretary demanding action on Iran

Posted 13 December, 2022 in Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Steve McCabe, chair of Labour Friends of Israel, has today written to the foreign secretary, urging the UK government to expel Iran’s Chargé d’Affaires in London and downgrade diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, proscribe Tehran’s ideological army, and widen sanctions on the regime’s executioners and propagandists. In his letter to James Cleverly, McCabe…

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Labour MPs demand action against Iran at FCDO Questions

Posted 13 December, 2022 in Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
At today's Foreign Office Questions, a number of Labour MPs demanded more action from the government to punish the Iranian regime for its treatment of protestors in recent months. LFI vice-chair John Spellar once again called for the government to proscribe the IRGC, the Iranian regime's ideological terror army. "What sanctions will he bring forward against Raisi's…

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In Brief: No evidence of Iran improving treatment of women, despite claims

Posted 7 December, 2022 in Analysis, Iran
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The Biden administration on Monday declared that it had seen no signs that the treatment of women in Iran was improving, despite reports that Tehran was scrapping its infamous morality police following recent protests. Iran’s ongoing civil unrest follows the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been detained by…

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Analysis: Israeli president visits the UAE and Bahrain for the first time

Posted 7 December, 2022 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Isaac Herzog this week returned to Israel after a two-day visit to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The Israeli President’s visit underlined the changed relationship between the two Gulf states and the Jewish state following the Abraham Accords, while also highlighting some…

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In Brief: Iran working with Qatar to suppress World Cup opposition

Posted 29 November, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Iranian football team at Qatar World Cup > Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Jerusalem Post has this week reported that Iranian authorities have been working with Qatar to suppress expressions of anti-regime sentiment at the ongoing FIFA World Cup. In a leaked recording, IRGC Basij commander General Ghasem Ghoreyshi told a Fars…

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Analysis: Anti-regime Iran protests enter eleventh week

Posted 29 November, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Iranian authorities are engaged in an increasingly brutal crackdown as protests against the regime enter their 11th week and the death toll exceeds 450. While the protests are taking placing nationwide, reports last week suggested the government was deploying heavy weapons and helicopters to…

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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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Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli’s speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli addressing LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch   ** Check against delivery ** נאום לידידי.ות ישראל בלייבור הבריטי Labour Friends of Israel  22 נובמבר 2022 Thank you, Steve, for that kind introduction. I am delighted to be with you this afternoon at LFI’s annual lunch. Can I begin by thanking LFI for your valued work: making the case for…

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