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Foreign Secretary meets with Chief Rabbi

Posted 14 August, 2024 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
This afternoon, Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with the Chief Rabbi.   The Chief Rabbi posted on X, stating that the pair discussed the “imminent and vast threats facing Israel across the Middle East, UK Government decisions relating to the conflict, the urgent importance of freeing the hostages, achieving long term peace, and the deep impact…

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Joint statements on Iranian aggression  

Posted 13 August, 2024 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News
Both yesterday and today, the UK joined allies in calling for de-escalation in the Middle East and reiterated collective support for Israel’s defence.    The statement, issued by the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy “expressed our full support for ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions and reach a ceasefire and…

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LFI statement on Iran’s aggression in the Middle East

Posted 5 August, 2024 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News
The rising tension in the Middle East has fundamentally one root cause: the Iranian regime's four-decade-long visceral hatred of Israel and its desire to extend its power and influence throughout the region. Through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Tehran funds, arms, trains and directs "the axis of resistance", a network of proxy armies, including Hezbollah,…

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Foreign Secretary sets our UK Government’s response to Hezbollah’s attack on the Golan Heights

Posted 2 August, 2024 in Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
At Tuesday’s statement in the House of Commons on the situation in the Lebanon, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the UK’s response to Hezbollah’s devastating attack on the Golan Heights.   Lammy stated that “The Government are unequivocal in condemning this horrific attack and calling on Hezbollah to cease its rocket strikes. This atrocity is…

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Threat of escalation rises following Hezbollah attacks in Golan Heights

Posted 30 July, 2024 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
The deaths of 12 children in the Golan Heights at the weekend in a Hezbollah rocket attack has raised fears of an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed terror group on the northern border. Hezbollah has been ramping up its attacks on Israel since the 7 October attacks, with observers warning that…

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LFI Lords chair urges IRGC proscription in King’s Speech debate

Posted 25 July, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay At today's House of Lords debate on foreign affairs and defence in the King's Speech, LFI chair in the House of Lords Baroness Ramsay used her contribution to support the government's commitment to a two-state solution and to call for tougher action against the Iranian regime. She said: "My Lords, I…

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Prime Minister sets out support for “safe and secure Israel” and hostage release

Posted 22 July, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's statement on recent NATO and European Political Community meetings, the Prime Minister set out the government's support for a "safe and secure Israel", a two-state solution, and the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. He also raised the "malign influence of Iran", including its nuclear…

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Foreign Secretary sets out support for Israel and Gaza’s future without Hamas

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today’s statement on the situation in the Middle East, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government's support for Israel's current position, as well as making a clear distinction between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He said: "There are those in this House who, like me, represent…

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LFI parliamentarians make the case for proscribing the IRGC

Posted 8 May, 2024 in Iran, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP and LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's Westminster Hall Debate on countering Iran’s hostile activities, two LFI parliamentarians set out the case for the government to take a stronger stand against the Iranian regime, and particularly its ideological terror army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret…

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PLP chair pushes for debate on IRGC proscription

Posted 25 April, 2024 in Iran, Labour Party, News
Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP At today's Business Questions, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP asked the Leader of the House of Commons for a statement from the government regarding its strategy towards the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He said: "It is widely acknowledged, in this Chamber and elsewhere, that Iran is run…

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