At today’s Foreign Office Questions session, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper set out the government’s position on the need for Hamas to be thoroughly disarmed in the Gaza Strip and for the bodies of the remaining hostages to be freed. She said: “We will all have seen the incredibly moving scenes Read more…
North Durham MP Luke Akehurst has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. The tragic conflict between Israel and Hamas has put the relationship between Britain and the Jewish state under great strain. The ceasefire deal agreed offers an opportunity for a reset – not Read more…
Building the infrastructure of peace by Meredith Rothbart Peace between Israelis and Palestinians seems more elusive than ever. Yet rather than simply giving up, we need to ask: has a holistic, coordinated effort to build a sustainable and more peaceful reality ever truly been attempted? At Amal-Tikva, we believe it Read more…
A just, democratic society requires gender equality Tal Hochman Last April, several months after the outbreak of the war with Hamas, Iran launched its first rocket attack on Israel. Panic spread across the country, and the government decided to shut down all educational institutions. But then, at 1 in the Read more…
At today’s statement on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out the government’s position that the disarmament of Hamas is “non-negotiable”. He said: “Disarmament must be non-negotiable, and that is why it is written into the 20-point plan, and it is why we Read more…
At today’s statement from the Prime Minister on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Labour MPs pushed the government for greater support for peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians to ensure future peace. Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP Danny Beales asked: “I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, which we all hope Read more…
At today’s statement from the Home Secretary following the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester, a number of Labour MPs pushed for greater action to tackle antisemitic anti-Zionism. Local MP Graham Stringer ended his remarks by saying: “Partly because of what has happened in Gaza, many people now think Read more…
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original. A major terror attack on a Jewish institution – such as that whichtragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation lastThursday – was both predictable and predicted. For two years, a Read more…
Sowing regional seeds of hope Eli Bar-On, Dr Najah Al Otaibi and Ghanem Nuseiben In May, at the historic Château d’Ermenonville outside Paris, something remarkable happened. Dozens of leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa – Israelis, Palestinians, Moroccans, Egyptians, Bahrainis, Jordanians and many others – gathered not Read more…
For two years, the peoples of Israel and Gaza have endured unimaginable suffering, loss and pain sparked by the barbaric Hamas attacks of 7 October. LFI strongly supports the ceasefire deal agreed overnight which will see the release of the Israeli hostages and a surge in aid to Gaza. Our Read more…
The below is a standalone essay from Ayala Metzger, daughter-in-law of Yoram Metzger, who was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023. My name is Ayala Metzger. On 7 October 2023, my 80-year-old father-in-law and mother-in-law were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz to Khan Yunis. They were abducted Read more…
A voice for the region’s concerned mothers by Naama Barak Wolfman Since 7 October 2023, our lives have been marked by fear, grief and pain. Recent days have seen anger and frustration added to this unfortunate list. But, at Women Wage Peace, we refuse to let despair shape the future. Read more…