Terror groups in the Gaza Strip have begun operating summer camps for Palestinian youths again, including military-style training in preparation to fight against Israel. Palestinian Islamic Jihad camps require young Palestinians to parade and train with fake rifles, alongside instructions on jihad against the “Zionist enemy”. In previous years, children Read more…
The Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, today condemned “illegal and immoral” attacks by settlers on Palestinians, as the country’s security forces vowed a crackdown on “nationalist terror”. What happened A terror attack carried out by Hamas activists near the northern West Bank settlement of Eli last Tuesday in which four Israelis were killed sparked Read more…
This afternoon, Israel’s Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel gave a briefing to a group of cross-party parliamentarians, organised by the UK-Israel APPG. A number of LFI parliamentarians attended the briefing, with discussion and questions on a range of issues, particularly the need for the UK government to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Read more…
Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a petrol station in the central West Bank on Tuesday, killing four Israelis and wounding four others. The IDF reported that at least two gunmen carried out the attack near the settlement of Eli. One of the terrorists was shot dead at the scene, while Read more…
The leaders of Palestinian terror groups Islamic Jihad and Hamas were in Tehran yesterday for talks with top Iranian officials. Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi received Islamic Jihad chief Ziad Nakhaleh, while Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. “The Read more…
The battle over the Israeli government’s controversial judicial reforms looks set to resume after Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with elements of the package, starting this week. What happened On Monday, the government decided to resume pushing parts of its judicial reform plans this week. Legislation aimed at giving the government Read more…
A number of LFI MPs have today added their names to a cross-party letter addressed to Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, calling on the government to investigate allegations in the Jewish Chronicle that scientists at British universities have been helping Iran develop technology that could be used to upgrade Read more…
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Faisal bin Farhan, said on Thursday that Riyadh normalising ties with Israel would bring significant benefits to the Middle East region, but that those benefits would be restricted in the absence of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We believe that normalisation is in the Read more…
Scientists at British universities have helped the Iranian regime develop technology that can be used in its drone programme and fighter jets, an investigation by the Jewish Chronicle has revealed. At least 11 British universities, including Cambridge and Imperial College London, are reportedly involved, with staff producing at least 16 Read more…
Last Thursday, 150,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv as the annual Pride parade took place. What happened More than 150,000 revellers marched as part of the parade last week, kicking off a weekend of festivities. Celebrating its 25th year, the parade took place amid high temperatures and heavy security, with hundreds of Read more…
LFI parliamentarians have today urged the government to take a more robust and comprehensive stance towards the Iranian regime at a Westminster Hall Debate on the topic. In his remarks, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP – a longstanding campaigner on the issue – once again set out the Read more…
This afternoon, LFI parliamentarians have attended a briefing from the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organisation which works to promote “full and equal citizenship and complete equality of social and political rights for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens”, in Parliament. Co-hosted by LFI and the New Israel Fund, attendees heard from Read more…