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Analysis: Trump’s new “special relationship”

Posted 25 May, 2017 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process
There are few better examples of the yawning gap between Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric and governing reality than his approach towards Israel . After eight years of Barack Obama’s alleged cool indifference, the Israeli  right were led to believe they would have a “true friend” in the White House once again: one who would stop nagging them about…

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LFI chair Joan Ryan MP speech in Westminster Hall Debate on Iran, Wednesday 22 March 2017

Posted 27 March, 2017 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, News
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY   Whatever its merits, the nuclear deal concluded two years ago this summer has done nothing to satisfy Iran’s appetite to establish regional hegemony in the Middle East. This is unsurprising: one of the great flaws of European and US efforts was a willingness to overlook Iran’s destabilising influence, its support for terrorism and its…

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Analysis: What will a Trump Presidency mean for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

Posted 23 January, 2017 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the American Presidency has worried advocates of a two-state solution across the globe. A number of early proposals and statements have aligned the incoming Republican President with both sceptics and opponents of a two-state deal. Heavy criticism followed Trump’s appointment of bankruptcy lawyer David Freidman as US Ambassador to Israel, due…

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Jennifer Gerber In Response to Jeremy Corbyn’s attendance at an IHRC event

Posted 9 December, 2016 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, News
Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI, said: "We find it strange that Jeremy Corbyn would think it's appropriate to attend an event organised by a group who say the party he leads is "indebted to Jewish financiers with Zionist leanings". We hope in future Jeremy will think more carefully about the organisations he associates himself with."

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Grahame Morris MP, Chair of LFPME about an event in parliament with controversial speaker Abdel Bari Atwan

Posted 29 January, 2016 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Click here to read the original letter Read the JC's article here Dear Grahame, I believe that you are planning to host an event in parliament next Tuesday, which Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East are promoting, at which Abdel Bari Atwan will be the moderator. I am not sure if you are aware,…

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Shadow Secretary of State Jim Murphy leads defence and security-focused delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 4 October, 2013 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates on the Golan Heights being briefed about the security situation in Syria The Labour delegates, 29th September to 4th October, explored how to strengthen the bilateral strategic defence relationship; discussed how we can support each other against common challenges; and were briefed on the threats facing Israel as well as the security challenges in the Palestinian territories.…

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LFI Vice Chair Michael McCann MP calls on the EU to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation

Posted 9 May, 2013 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, News
LFI Vice Chair Michael McCann MP led an important House of Commons debate on 9 May to call for Hezbollah to be designated as a terrorist organisation by the EU, a policy which is supported by both Shadow Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP and Foreign Secretary William Hague. Please read Michael's full speech below,…

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