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Mark Sewards: “It is now imperative for the UK to reset its relationship with Israel”

Posted 13 February, 2026 in Abraham Accords, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards has written the article below for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. This week, I am visiting Israel and Bahrain; my first trip to the region since becoming Labour Friends of Israel’s new parliamentary chair. My visit comes at a moment of huge opportunity and challenge. Israelis…

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LFI at JLM one-day conference 2026

Posted 12 February, 2026 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI had a major presence at the 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 an event on the upcoming 2026 Knesset elections, chaired by former LFI chair Louise Ellman, alongside Dr Shai Agmon of…

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UK government to convene conference on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Posted 8 December, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP In a major step forward for a longstanding LFI policy ask, the UK will host a key peacebuilding conference on 12 March next year to help establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The conference at Lancaster House will bring together civil society leaders from across the region and delivers on…

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Labour Friends of Israel welcomes four new honorary vice-chairs

Posted 2 December, 2025 in Labour Party, News
Baroness Berger, Lord McCabe, Catherine McKinnell MP and Peter Prinsley MP Labour Friends of Israel has today announced four new honorary vice-chairs, following the announcement last week of new honorary chair Mark Sewards MP.  LFI welcomes Baroness Luciana Berger, Lord Steve McCabe, Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket MP Peter Prinsley as honorary vice-chairs. …

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Mark Sewards announced as new Labour Friends of Israel honorary chair

Posted 25 November, 2025 in Labour Party, News
Mark Sewards MP Mark Sewards, the MP for Leeds South West and Morley, will be Labour Friends of Israel’s new honorary parliamentary chair. Mark succeeds Jon Pearce MP, who stood down in September following his appointment as the prime minister’s parliamentary private secretary. In his first visit since taking up the post, Mark met this weekend with Leeds University…

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Labour MPs raise concerns around Maccabi Tel Aviv ban decision

Posted 24 November, 2025 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Joani Reid MP and Graham Stringer MP At today's Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the intelligence used by West Midlands police that led to the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park on 6 November 2025, Labour MPs raised their concerns over revelations around the decision making process. East Kilbride…

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Foreign Secretary: Palestinian curriculum reform is “crucial”

Posted 18 November, 2025 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's statement from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, she set out the government's view that reform to remove antisemtic and inciteful content from the Palestinian Authority's educational curriculum is "a crucial part of the Palestinian Authority reforms" required by the American peace plan. Responding to the Conservative frontbench, she said: "The…

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Labour peers: Government must protect Jewish students against antisemitism

Posted 29 October, 2025 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Baroness Ramsey and Baroness Berger At today's question in the House of Lords on antisemitism at universities, Labour peers Baroness Ramsey and Baroness Berger pushed the government on its steps to tackle campus antisemitism. Baroness Ramsey asked: "My Lords, following the shocking and violent intimidation of Professor Michael Ben-Gad and the alarming data from the Community…

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Foreign Secretary: Hamas must be thoroughly disarmed

Posted 28 October, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's Foreign Office Questions session, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper set out the government's position on the need for Hamas to be thoroughly disarmed in the Gaza Strip and for the bodies of the remaining hostages to be freed. She said: "We will all have seen the incredibly moving scenes of…

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