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Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party’s first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, April 2014

Posted 15 April, 2014 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ed Miliband showed strong solidarity with Israel and highlighted his personal connection to the country on his first visit as Leader of the Labour Party. The Labour Leader was joined by his wife Justine, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, political advisors and LFI director Jennifer Gerber. Ed Miliband met with Israeli and Palestinian officials, including Prime…

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LFI Chair Anne McGuire’s response to Peter Hain’s one-state speech

Posted 30 January, 2014 in Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
In response to Peter Hain MP’s comments supporting a one-state solution, LFI Chair Anne McGuire MP has issued the following statement: “As Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has said, the Labour Party has a very clear position in support of a negotiated two state solution. The party supports, as does LFI,  John Kerry in his efforts…

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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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Labour Friends of Israel at Labour Party Conference 2013, Brighton

Posted 24 September, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband, Israeli MK Hilik Bar, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub and LFI Chair Anne McGuire addressed the 2013 LFI Annual Reception; and, with BICOM, we held a panel debate how the left can best support a two state solution  Addressing the LFI Annual Reception at Labour Party…

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LFI events at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday 24 September

Posted 23 August, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At this year’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton we are delighted to be hosting special Israeli guest Labor party Member of the Knesset Hilik Bar. Hilik is Secretary General of the Israeli Labor Party, Deputy Speaker the Knesset (Israeli parliament), and leads the Israeli all party group for a two state solution. Photo: לואיז גרין, CC BY-SA…

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Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visits Israel and the Palestinian territories and calls for closer economic ties and progress towards peace

Posted 18 July, 2013 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Chancellor Rt Hon Ed Balls MP visited Israel and the Palestinian territories this week with Labour Friends of Israel, and called for the economic partnership between Britain and Israel to be celebrated, and for Israelis and Palestinians to develop closer business links with each other. Ed Balls and Bashar Masri at Rawabi Describing the visit…

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Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander asserts that Israel should be celebrated; calls for progress towards two states and denounces boycotts

Posted 2 July, 2013 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP addressed the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch on Tuesday (2 July) and asserted that Israel’s existence should be celebrated as a progressive cause. He denounced the boycott movement as an obstacle to a peaceful two state solution, and said that we should be seeking stronger ties…

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Shadow ministers call for the UK to follow Israel’s example to encourage hi-tech innovation and argue for closer UK-Israel business relations

Posted 4 June, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Shadow ministers, Labour Friends of Israel and Labour’s NG Network held the first ever Google Hangout live link between tech experts in the UK and Israel on Tuesday (4 June). Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne, former innovation minister David Lammy and senior businessman Sir Trevor Chinn…

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Shadow International Development Secretary Ivan Lewis leads LFI delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Posted 27 May, 2013 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates at Sderot police station, where rockets fired at Sderot from Gaza are stored Shadow International Development Secretary Ivan Lewis MP led, last week, a delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Ivan Lewis was joined by Derek Twigg MP and LFI Vice Chair and International Development Committee member Michael McCann MP on the visit. The…

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Labour Party Leader and Shadow Foreign Secretary say they are proud friends of Israel

Posted 11 April, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband has said that he is proud to be a friend and supporter of Israel, and has called for zero tolerance for those who question Israel's right to exist or who advocate boycotts of Israel; a month earlier Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander spoke of his admiration for Israel and the…

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