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Labour pushes for hostage release and IRGC proscription amid Israel-Hamas war

Posted 24 October, 2023 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Labour's shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy MP used one of his questions to ask: "George Mitchell, the great American peacemaker, said that diplomacy was “700 days of failure and one day of success”. Labour recognises the hard, quiet diplomacy required to secure the release of hostages…

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Starmer reaffirms support for Israel’s right to self-defence

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer At the start of his response to the prime minister's statement on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas today, Labour leader Keir Starmer condemned Hamas's "barbarism" following the horrific terror attacks of 7 October. He said: "The brutal attack in Israel just over two weeks ago was the darkest day in Jewish…

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LFI parliamentarians push govt on anti-Israel extremism and antisemitism

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons At today's statement from the prime minister on the situation in Israel and Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government for measures to counter extremism and antisemitism domestically following Hamas's terror attacks on Israel. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. Given…

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Andrew Gwynne raises antisemitism in schools at Education Questions

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP At today's Education Questions session in the House of Commons, LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne raised the recent increase in instances of antisemitic and Islamophobic abuse in schools, following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas. He asked: "In recent weeks, we have seen reported instances of antisemitism rise by…

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Labour parliamentarians hear testimony from families of Israeli hostages

Posted 23 October, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Parliamentarians hear from the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. This afternoon, Labour MPs and peers attended a briefing with the families of some of the around 220 Israeli hostages currently being held in Gaza by Hamas, following the horrific terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October. They heard the harrowing testimony about the hostages' experiences,…

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LFI director Michael Rubin: Labour members should welcome Keir’s clear line on terror and antisemitism

Posted 19 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Keir Starmer addressing LFI's vigil at Labour conference Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 were brutal and unprecedented. Deliberately targeting civilians, 1,400 people were murdered: young people enjoying a rave, Holocaust survivors and pregnant women among them. At a kibbutz I…

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LFI parliamentarians push for accurate reporting on Israel/Gaza conflict

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's urgent question on the situation in Israel and Gaza, several LFI parliamentarians asked questions of the Foreign Secretary on matters relating to the need for accuracy in reporting on the conflict, the threat posed by Hezbollah from Lebanon, and the deeply concerning rise in antisemitism On the need for accuracy…

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Lammy warns against disinformation on Israel-Hamas war

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy today reminded colleagues in the House of Commons of their "duty to act responsibly and judiciously as the facts are determined" and appealed to politicians of all parties to "be wary of disinformation, and to avoid dangerous speculation before the facts…

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Labour parliamentarians attend briefing with Israeli ambassador and deputy ambassador

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely addresses cross-party parliamentarians in the Palace of Westminster. Today, we co-hosted a cross-party briefing in the House of Commons with the Britain-Israel APPG following Hamas's terrorist attacks on Israel. We heard from ambassador Tzipi Hotovely and deputy ambassador Oren Marmorstein , particularly the harrowing situation facing the 199 Israeli hostages held by Hamas,…

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