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LFI Statement on the government’s announcement of a partial suspension of arms export licenses to Israel

Posted 3 September, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Since 7 October, Israel has come under repeated, unprovoked and indiscriminate attack by Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. We do not believe that restrictions on UK arms sales will help bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to a close or help ensure the release of the hostages, six of whom…

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Prime Minister condemns “horrific and senseless” killing of six Israeli hostages

Posted 1 September, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today condemned the killing of six Israeli hostages in Gaza by Hamas as "horrific and senseless". The IDF said the bodies of Carmel Gat, 40, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Alexander Lobanov, 33, Almog Sarusi, 27, and Ori Danino, 25, were found and recovered on Saturday. The…

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Foreign Secretary visits Israel with French counterpart

Posted 18 August, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Israel again this weekend, with his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné, as ceasefire talks brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt have gotten underway.  The foreign secretary said Israeli ministers had told him “they hope we are on the cusp of a deal".  He added that "the time for a deal…

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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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Government announces fresh trade talks with Israel

Posted 30 July, 2024 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has today announced that the government will embark on new trade talks with Israel. Israel ranks among other key markets including the Gulf Cooperation Council, India, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey with which the government will negotiate free trade agreements. The trade talks are…

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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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Prime Minister pledges to maintain “historic friendship” with Israel at Herzog meeting

Posted 28 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Israeli president Isaac Herzog Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today pledged to maintain the historic friendship between Israel and the United Kingdom at a meeting with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in Paris. The meeting, at the sidelines of the Olympics in Paris, saw the Prime Minister reiterate his call for "immediate…

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Statement on the UK’s withdrawal of objection to the ICC chief prosecutor’s case

Posted 26 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Peace process
The Netanyahu government has been a disaster for Israel and its security. However, the ICC chief prosecutor's case is morally suspect and legally dubious. It undermines international law both when the chief prosecutor draws an equivalence between the actions of terrorists and those of democratically elected leaders, and when - in contravention of its remit…

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