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UK-Israel aerial defence collaboration

Posted 1 November, 2024 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Today, Labour Friends of Israel publishes UK-Israel Aerial Defence Collaboration: Towards a British Iron Shield, a policy briefing on the lessons Britain can learn from Israel on aerial defence to protect civilians and infrastructure against missile attacks.  Since its creation in 1948, Israel has lived under the constant threat of attack, fighting a number of…

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Labour MPs urge tougher action against Iran

Posted 28 October, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the situation in the Middle East, Labour MPs urged tougher action against the Iranian regime from the government. Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie asked: "A year ago, despite the undoubted challenges, there were early signs of improved relations between Israel, the Gulf states and others that…

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Minister: Snapback sanctions on Tehran “an option” as new sanctions imposed

Posted 23 October, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP Introducing new sanctions against the Iranian regime in the House of Commons today, Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP has confirmed that snapback sanctions "remain an option" for the government should Iran continue to flout the JCPOA nuclear deal. Later, he said: "Let me be clear: Iran’s actions in relation…

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Labour MPs raise Israeli-Palestinian coexistence support and Iranian proxies at Foreign Office Questions

Posted 22 October, 2024 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News
At today's Foreign Office Questions session, a number of Labour parliamentarians asked questions relating to LFI campaigns, including UK support for Israeli-Palestinian people-to-people coexistence funding and Iranian support for terrorist proxies. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: "In 2020, the US committed £250 million to support peace building and Palestinian economic development. Will the Minister consider…

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Foreign Secretary announces new sanctions against Iran in response to ballistic attack on Israel

Posted 14 October, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Foreign Secretary David Lammy Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian military figures and organisations for their continued role in destabilising political relations across the Middle East. In response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1, the government said it was taking action against senior figures in the Islamic…

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Prime Minister delivers statement on October 7 anniversary

Posted 7 October, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Today, the Prime Minister delivered a statement to the house on the anniversary of 7 October Hamas attacks. He opened the statement noting that October 7 "was the bloodiest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust". The anniversary marked "a day of sorrow, a day of grief" in which "over a thousand people were…

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Starmer: The UK stands with Israel after Iranian ballistic missile attack

Posted 2 October, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News
On Tuesday night, the eve of the Jewish new year, nearly ten million Israelis ran for bomb shelters as sirens blared across the country following the launch of 181 ballistic missiles towards the country by Iran, marking the largest-ever single ballistic missile attack. This is the second time that Iran has launched direct attacks on…

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LFI Chair Jon Pearce speech to LFI annual reception at conference

Posted 24 September, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, LFI Focus, Middle East, News, Peace process
I’d like to begin tonight by paying tribute and offering thanks to my three predecessors: Steve McCabe stepped down as chair at the general election after taking the helm in 2020. As a parliamentary candidate, I was lucky enough to travel to Israel on an LFI delegation led by Steve. His knowledge, commitment and leadership…

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LFI Annual Reception at Party Conference 2024

Posted 24 September, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process, Uncategorized
Labour Friends of Israel’s annual conference reception was addressed by several senior members of the Cabinet last night, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor. Attendees and speakers also heard from two Israeli hostage family members, Noam Safir and Sharone Lifschitz, whose respective grandfather and father have been held hostage by Hamas for almost a…

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