Category: Labour Party
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LFI stall overwhelmingly welcomed back to Labour conference
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Throughout Labour’s 2021 conference, Labour Friends of Israel had a stall exhibit as one of the many exhibitors present. This was in contrast with previous years like 2018, when LFI did not have a stall presence at conference due to security concerns, after the LFI stall becoming “a magnet for conspiracy theorists”…
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LFI chair: This is Sir Keir’s chance to show Labour can be a party that Jews can trust
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Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Next week, Keir Starmer will have his first real opportunity since becoming Labour leader to address the country as the party gathers in Brighton for its annual conference. The…
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LFI director: The Post-Netanyahu Israeli Left
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Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin has written the below article for ZF Connect. Click here to read the original. If Abraham Lincoln’s Cabinet was famously “a team of rivals”, it is difficult to know how to describe that of Naftali Bennett. While Israel’s highly proportional electoral system has on…
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Chatham House event: The Middle East’s Changing Political Landscape
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In LFI’s new pamphlet, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach, contributors explored how the Middle East is changing and what a progressive UK foreign policy response might be. In this webinar, a number of the pamphlet authors and Chatham House experts discussed the publication’s main arguments and recommendations. Prof…
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In Brief: Lisa Nandy: Labour will always support Israel’s right to self-defence
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Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy has said that Labour will “always believe that Israel has the right to defend itself” against attacks. Speaking at an event in Manchester, Nandy also voiced her opposition to a complete ban on weapons sales from the UK to Israel. She said both herself and…
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LFI director: What a genuinely progressive approach to the Middle East could look like
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Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. For those of us on the left who support Israel and want to see the forces of peace, progress and moderation advance in the Middle East, the last decade was without…
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Recap: Launch of The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach
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LFI last week launched a major new publication examining the changing shape of the Middle East. From the growing threat posed by Iranian expansionism to diplomatic shifting sands and demographic changes, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach is an important contribution to Labour’s foreign policy development. Launch event The pamphlet was…
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LFI chair: Labour needs to rethink its Middle East ideas
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Labour Friends of Israel chair, Steve McCabe MP, has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. The obsession with Israel-Palestine means my party has neglected other vital issues The past decade has seen a series of momentous events sweep the Middle East: the Arab Spring,…
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Analysis: LFI launches The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach
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LFI this week launches a major new publication on the changing shape of the Middle East. From demographic changes to diplomatic revolutions, and the growing threat posed by an expansionist Iran, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach is designed to contribute to the evolution of Labour’s foreign policy development. What’s in it The…
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LFI Lords chair: Labour must study Joe Biden’s new Israel stance carefully
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Labour Friends of Israel Lords chair, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Joe Biden’s campaign for the presidency, and his approach since taking office, demonstrate a progressive, pro-Israel agenda which Labour should study carefully as it seeks to…
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LFI publishes The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach
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Click here for a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: The New Middle East Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach, a collection of essays exploring the dramatic changes in the Middle East in the last decade, and asking how Labour foreign policy should…
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LFI event: The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach pamphlet launch
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Join us for the launch of LFI’s new publication The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach a selection of essays discussing the changing political landscape in the region. This new essay collection seeks to challenge assumptions about the Middle East and broaden the debate on the left, which is too often disproportionately focussed on Israel. From demographic changes to diplomatic revolutions,…