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Christian Wakeford welcomes Israeli student group to Parliament

Posted 2 March, 2023 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI parliamentary supporter and MP for Bury South Christian Wakeford has today welcomed a group of Israeli students to Parliament. The group was a delegation of students from Hebrew University who form part of Israelity, a student organisation sponsored by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). Israelity provides a forum for the…

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John Cryer pushes government on IRCG proscription

Posted 2 March, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
PLP chair John Cryer MP Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP has today used Business Questions to once again urge the government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Tehran’s ideological terror army – a longstanding LFI campaign goal. He asked: The Leader of the House will be aware that there is extensive consensus across all…

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In Brief: Oman opens airspace to Israeli commercial flights for first time

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said > US State Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons An El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Bangkok become the first Israeli airliner to cross over Oman’s airspace on Sunday night, three days after the Gulf state opened its skies to aircraft from all countries, including the Jewish…

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In Brief: Iran unveils new Paveh cruise missiles that can reach Israel

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0; via Wikimedia Commons A senior Iranian general unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,650km that could potentially reach Israel in an interview with state TV on Friday, in which he reiterated the Iranian regime’s desire to kill former US president Donald Trump. “Our cruise missile with…

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In Brief: Israeli government slumps in polls amid judicial reform protests

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu > Crown Copyright, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The coalition led by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu would lose nine seats and lose its majority in the Knesset if a new election was called, according to a poll released on Friday. The poll was the latest in a series of surveys indicating that the government’s efforts to…

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Analysis: Weekend of violence sees terror attack and settlers rioting

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hallel and Yagel Yaniv > Courtesy via Times of Israel A weekend of violence in the West Bank saw two Israelis murdered in a terror attack and a deadly and unprecedented riot by settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara. The violence came during a summit at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aimed at reducing tensions ahead…

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Netanyahu rows back on new settlements ahead of planned UN vote

Posted 21 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel won’t approve any new settlements in the West Bank in the coming months in a blow to his far-right ministers. “Israel informed the United States that, in the coming months, it will not authorise new settlements beyond the nine already…

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Fury as Netanyahu rams through first reading of judicial reforms

Posted 21 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Merav Michaeli > Labour Friends of Israel The Knesset last night passed the first reading of key elements of the Netanyahu government's judicial reform package, despite widespread protests, polling showing strong public opposition, and calls by President Isaac Herzog for a delay and negotiations. The legislation was passed by 63-47. However some MKs, including the opposition Yisrael Beytenu…

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LFI vice-chair reflects on first visit to Israel on LFI delegation

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell MP has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original. Last week, I travelled to Israel for the first time as part of a delegation organised by Labour Friends of Israel. As we heard repeatedly, our trip comes at a time when the state faces both immense challenges and huge…

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