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Taking up arms for Israeli democracy

Posted 29 October, 2025 in Israel, News, Strengthening Democracy, Voices for Change
Taking up arms for Israeli democracy by Liat Weiss Shahaf In a time of profound uncertainty, Brothers and Sisters in Arms has emerged as one of the most visible and determined forces working to protect Israel's democratic foundations. Born following the government’s proposed judicial overhaul in early 2023, which would have endangered judicial independence…

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Foreign Secretary: Hamas must be thoroughly disarmed

Posted 28 October, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP 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 of…

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Luke Akehurst MP: With a ceasefire in place, it’s time for a reset of UK-Israeli relations

Posted 21 October, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
North Durham MP Luke Akehurst has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst 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 simply…

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Building the infrastructure of peace  

Posted 21 October, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding, News, Peace process, Voices for Change
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 hasn't. For decades, efforts…

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A just, democratic society requires gender equality

Posted 15 October, 2025 in Analysis, Gender & Sexual Equality, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Voices for Change
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 morning and just a…

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Prime Minister: Hamas disarmament must be non-negotiable

Posted 14 October, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer 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 are now…

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Labour MPs urge support for peacebuilding following ceasefire

Posted 14 October, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Danny Beales MP and Jonathan Davies MP 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…

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Labour MPs demand action against antisemitic anti-Zionism following synagogue attack

Posted 13 October, 2025 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News
Graham Stringer MP, Mark Sewards MP and Luke Myer MP 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,…

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Dame Louise Ellman: We must tackle the poisonous lies about Israel to stop the rising tide of antisemitism

Posted 10 October, 2025 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman 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 which tragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation last Thursday – was both predictable and predicted. For two…

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