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Israeli Labor leader Yair Golan at Labour Party Conference

Posted 23 September, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
At Labour party conference we were delighted to be joined by Yair Golan, leader of Labour's sister party - newly renamed the Democrats - for two days at conference this year as LFI's guest. During his time in Liverpool, Golan met with senior ministers, Labour parliamentarians and Labour Party officials, including Foreign Secretary David Lammy,…

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Labour, Israel & Palestine: Lessons from the Blair-Brown Years

Posted 19 September, 2024 in Analysis, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Today, LFI publishes a new paper: Labour, Israel & Palestine: Lessons from the Blair-Brown years.  Authored by Dr Toby Greene, the paper analyses the context and approach taken by the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and outlines the lessons that can be learnt for our new Labour government.   The Israeli-Palestinian arena presents a crisis…

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LFI Statement on the government’s announcement of a partial suspension of arms export licenses to Israel

Posted 3 September, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Since 7 October, Israel has come under repeated, unprovoked and indiscriminate attack by Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. We do not believe that restrictions on UK arms sales will help bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to a close or help ensure the release of the hostages, six of whom…

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Joint statements on Iranian aggression  

Posted 13 August, 2024 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News
Both yesterday and today, the UK joined allies in calling for de-escalation in the Middle East and reiterated collective support for Israel’s defence.    The statement, issued by the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy “expressed our full support for ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions and reach a ceasefire and…

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has first calls with Israeli and Palestinian leaders

Posted 7 July, 2024 in Analysis, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Newly-elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has today spoken with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. In his call with Netanyahu, the Prime Minister "said he looked forward to further deepening the close relationship between the two countries". They went on to discuss the importance of…

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Israeli politicians welcome Labour election victory

Posted 5 July, 2024 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum have sent their congratulations to Keir Starmer upon his election as prime minister following yesterday's general election. Israeli president Isaac Herzog, a former leader of Labour's Israeli sister party, was among the first world leaders to tweet his congratulations, saying "I look forward to working together with him…

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LFI delegation visits Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 28 March, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI delegation meets with Yesh Atid Knesset member Shelly Meron 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 Palestinian politicians, officials and NGOs in Jerusalem…

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LFI director: Post-Bibi: Aligning two-state hopes with Israeli fears after 7 October

Posted 22 February, 2024 in Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, News
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Fathom Journal. Click here to read the original. LFI director Michael Rubin After 7 October the idea that any Palestinian actor can be trusted to control territory on Israel’s borders is scarcely credible to most Israelis. Yet the US, the UK, and the EU are pushing for…

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LFI director: Don’t under-estimate the disastrous impact of Israeli “settler-colonial” myths

Posted 20 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI logo The furore over the candidacy of Azhar Ali in Rochdale is a potent reminder of both the power – and destructive quality – of conspiracy theories. Keir Starmer’s decision to withdraw Labour’s support from Ali was the right one.…

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Analysis: Domestic pressure on Netanyahu grows as war grinds on

Posted 25 January, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
IDF troops inside the Gaza Strip > IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons. Military situation in Gaza This week saw the heaviest single day losses for the IDF in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the ground operation, with 24 soldiers killed on 22 January. Some 21 were killed after being hit with…

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