This week, an LFI delegation of MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates visited Israel and the Palestinian territories. Led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP, this is the second such trip undertaken since October 7.
The group met with Israeli and …
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Fathom Journal. Click here to read the original.
After 7 October the idea that any Palestinian actor can be trusted to control territory on Israel’s borders is scarcely credible …
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original.
The furore over the candidacy of Azhar Ali in Rochdale is a potent reminder of both the power – and destructive quality …
Military situation in Gaza
LFI had a major presence at today’s Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference in north London, including a stall and several sessions on issues relating to Israel and the wider Middle East.
The day began with …
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original.
The catastrophic Israel-Hamas war is an irreversible turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The diplomatic priority for the international community in …
Latest developments
Hamas launched a massive assault on southern Israel on Saturday morning, murdering over 1,000 men, women and children and kidnapping an estimated 130 hostages. Thousands of people were injured in the well-planned and highly organised sneak attack which took place …
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted some of Israel’s most senior security officials for a meeting at his office on Sunday which excluded national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
This was not the first time that the hard right nationalist Ben …
As the UN General Assembly convened last week, longstanding speculation around the potential for a normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia has reached a fever pitch.
What happened
A rift is beginning to open within the coalition government.
The non-haredi parties, Likud, Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit, are facing serious threats from the Haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ), that would end the coalition government and …
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.
I recently had the privilege of joining a Labour …