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Labour pushes government to support peace process in Lords debate

Posted 24 April, 2023 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter and Shadow FCDO Lords spokesperson Lord Collins of Highbury Labour's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Spokesperson in the House of Lords, Lord Collins of Highbury, has today urged the government to do more to support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in the debate following a government statement on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in…

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LFI parliamentarians take part in debates on Palestinian human rights

Posted 20 April, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentarians have today taken part in two parliamentary debates on human rights for Palestinians. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP LFI chair Steve McCabe MP spoke at length during the debate, in which he highlighted the dire human rights records of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza, respectively. McCabe set out how "the…

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LFI vice-chair: Labour would use lessons from Northern Ireland to build trust in Israel-Palestine

Posted 12 April, 2023 in Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell MP As President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland this week reminds us, the Good Friday Agreement is rightly seen as a model – and source of hope – for conflict-resolution throughout the world. But one aspect of…

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In Brief: US seeks to calm tensions after drone strikes in Syria

Posted 28 March, 2023 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Drone > avionespana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The United States has sought to calm fears of military escalation in Syria following a drone strike against groups linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). President Biden stated that “the United States does not seek conflict with Iran”, whilst maintaining that he will continue to defend…

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Analysis: Netanyahu suspends judicial reforms amid huge public backlash

Posted 28 March, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Benjamin Netanyahu has bowed to weeks of protests and halted his controversial judicial reforms after a dramatic weekend which culminated in the sacking of the defence minister. What happened On Monday evening, the prime minister announced a temporary pause to the legislation in order to…

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LFI parliamentarians push govt for UK leadership on peace process

Posted 23 March, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At today's Urgent Question on talks to de-escalate the violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, LFI parliamentarians pushed the UK government to demonstrate leadership to bring Israel and the Palestinians together in a peace process, with the goal of a negotiated two-state solution. LFI vice-chair Diana Johnson MP LFI vice-chair Dame Diana Johnson MP used…

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In Brief: Social media videos teach Palestinians how to kill Israelis

Posted 21 March, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Palestinian stabbing attack instruction video > Telegram, via the Jewish Chronicle A number of online videos are being shared on Palestinian social media channels which provide detailed instructions on how to murder Israeli civilians, the Jewish Chronicle has reported. The clips, which are being widely shared on apps like Telegram, YouTube, Facebook and other platforms, have emerged amid a…

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In Brief: Second terror attack hits Huwara following violent unrest

Posted 21 March, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons The IDF locked down the area surrounding the West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday evening, following a Palestinian terrorist attack. An Israeli couple were injured in the shooting exactly three weeks after two Israelis were killed in a similar gun attack in the town. American-born Michael Stern was…

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Analysis: Opposition rejects Bibi’s judicial reform tweaks

Posted 21 March, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Israel’s opposition leaders have rejected changes to Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reforms announced late on Sunday night. What happened The ruling coalition proposed a mild watering down of its effort to ensure the government’s control over judicial appointments. President Isaac Herzog announced a much-awaited alternative judicial…

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