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In Brief: Palestinians set out terms for agreeing to historic Saudi-Israeli deal

Posted 13 September, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Officials from the Palestinian Authority have demanded hundreds of millions of dollars and more control of land in the West Bank during talks in Riyadh with Saudi counterparts as part of the three-way deal involving the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The deal…

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Chipping Barnet PPC Dan Tomlinson: How the Labour Party can take inspiration from Israel

Posted 13 September, 2023 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Chipping Barnet, Dan Tomlinson, has written the below article about our recent LFI delegation to Israel and Palestine for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Dan Tomlinson with Dame Louise Ellman during LFI visit to Israel Last week, I had pleasure of joining Labour Friends of Israel’s largest ever delegation of…

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Analysis: LFI hosts largest ever parliamentary candidate delegation to Israel

Posted 11 September, 2023 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
LFI delegation visits Jerusalem's Old City The largest ever Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories last week. The five-day delegation provided a wide-ranging introduction to Israel and the wider Middle East, with opportunities to learn about the country’s history, its dynamic and innovative economy, and the importance of UK-Israel…

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Dover PPC Mike Tapp: Israel needs a revival of the centre-left

Posted 9 August, 2023 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Dover, Mike Tapp, has written the below article about our recent LFI delegation to Israel and Palestine for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Labour Friends of Israel delegation; July 2023 I recently had the privilege of joining a Labour Friends of Israel delegation on a visit to Israel and Palestine. Among…

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LFI director signs open letter opposing judicial reforms

Posted 26 July, 2023 in Israel, Israeli Politics, News
Protests against the Israeli government's judicial reforms, Tel Aviv, February 2023 LFI director Michael Rubin has today joined more than 100 UK Jewish community figures in signing an open letter to the Israeli government pledging their support to pro-democracy protesters opposing ministers’ power grab at the expense of Israel’s judiciary. The letter, addressed to ministers in…

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In Brief: One million Israelis have visited the UAE since the Abraham Accords

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli and Emirati students celebrate Hannukah > Sharaka, via Times of Israel One million Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the signing of the 2020 Abraham Accords. Speaking to the Jewish News, Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat said: “almost one-in-ten Israelis has visited the UAE since the end of 2020”. There are currently more than 200…

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In Brief: President Herzog heads to Washington to firm up US-Israel bond

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has flown to Washington today in an effort to bridge the growing gap between the Netanyahu government and Biden administration. The trip, Herzog’s second since Biden became president, comes before prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had even received his first invitation…

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In Brief: Israeli man seriously injured in West Bank terror shooting

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons An Israeli man was shot and seriously wounded in a terror shooting attack in the West Bank on Sunday morning. His two daughters were also lightly hurt in the attack. According to the IDF, a Palestinian gunman opened fire from a passing vehicle at the victim’s car…

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Luciana Berger joins LFI parliamentary candidates delegation in meeting President Herzog

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI PPC delegation meets President Herzog The first Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) since 2014 last week met with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. What happened The delegation, led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and joined by Luciana Berger – who rejoined the Labour party in February this year - included…

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LFI publishes Antisemitic Anti-Zionism: The Origins and Character of an Ideology

Posted 11 July, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Antisemitic Anti-Zionism: The Origins and Character of an Ideology Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish its latest policy pamphlet, Antisemitic Anti-Zionism: The Origins and Character of an Ideology.    This publication explores the nature and origins of anti-Zionism as an ideology and its relationship…

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