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LFI chair Steve McCabe’s speech to LFI’s 2023 Annual Lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP addresses LFI's 2023 Annual Lunch *** Check against delivery ***     Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.         It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.       And a warm welcome to our friends from the Abraham Accords countries.     …

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Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s speech to LFI’s 2023 Annual Lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy addresses LFI 2023 Annual Lunch*** Check against delivery ***    Thank yous    Thank you,     Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends… some of you old friends.     Sir David Garrard for the wonderful introduction.  Isaac Kaye.  Adrian Cohen.  Steve McCabe for your advice and support.    Thomas Webster, Tina Bhartwas, Sam…

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Lammy recalls “day of horror” in address to LFI annual lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy addresses LFI's 2023 Annual Lunch David Lammy today used the LFI annual lunch to underline Labour’s commitment to Israel and set out a series of measures the party would take in government to support a renewed drive to kick-start the Middle East peace process. The shadow foreign secretary was addressing the biggest…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages and PA strengthening

Posted 27 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's Urgent Question on the humanitarian pause in Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on a several issues relating to the current humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "I welcome the pause, with hostages released and aid…

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Lammy condemns Hamas and urges renewed peace process at Commons statement

Posted 23 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Responding for the Labour party to today's House of Commons statement on the situation in Gaza, shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy reiterated Labour's position of condemnation of Hamas and expressed the party's desire to see a renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace process. With regard to Hamas, Lammy said: "Hamas’s…

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Labour parliamentarians briefed by Israeli deputy ambassador and hostage father

Posted 21 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Labour MPs and peers attend a briefing from the Israeli deputy ambassador. This afternoon, a number of Labour MPs and peers were briefed by the Israeli deputy ambassador, Oren Marmorstein, and Thomas Hand, whose 9-year-old daughter Emily has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since 7 October. The briefing, which took place in Parliament and was…

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Analysis: Israel advances on Hamas headquarters around Shifa hospital

Posted 16 November, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Credit: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages > CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons. On the ground The IDF is gaining control over the northern Gaza Strip, and early on the morning of 15…

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Labour King’s Speech amendment condemns Hamas and confirms Israel’s right to defend itself

Posted 15 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer Today, the Labour party has tabled an amendment to the King's speech setting out its position on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The Labour amendment: "Unequivocally" condemns the "horrific terror attack and murder of civilians by Hamas" Calls for the "immediate release of all hostages" Reaffirms Labour's…

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Margaret Hodge pushes for hostage release at Commons statement

Posted 14 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's statement in the House of Commons, LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP again raised the need for the 239 Israeli hostages currently being held by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. She asked: "I share what the Minister has said about the humanitarian tragedy that we are witnessing…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages and humanitarian pauses

Posted 8 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Mike Amesbury MP At today's Commons statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on issues relating to the release of the 245 Israeli hostages, as well as for greater details on what work the UK is doing to coordinate humanitarian pauses in the fighting to…

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