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Analysis: Starmer: tackling antisemitism a “moral imperative”

Posted 8 April, 2020 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Labour Party
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sir Keir Starmer has underlined his determination to begin the process of ridding the Labour party of antisemitism with a series of moves in his first days as leader. Sir Keir’s actions were welcomed by the new chair of Labour Friends of Israel, Steve McCabe. In an opinion piece…

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LFI chair: With Starmer, Labour can return to being a balanced voice on the Middle East

Posted 7 April, 2020 in Labour Party, News
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons LFI chair Steve McCabe MP has written in the Jewish Chronicle following Keir Starmer's election as Labour leader, you can read the original here.  The election of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader last weekend offers the opportunity to begin rebuilding the relationship between the party and the…

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Analysis: “The difference-maker in the 2020 election”? Labor and Meretz form poll pact

Posted 15 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
Photo: משה שי, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli Labor party and Meretz have announced a joint run in March’s general election. The deal agreed on Monday marks a landmark coming together of the Israeli left – although one driven by fear that they risked being shut out of the Knesset unless they teamed…

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Analysis: Only 14% of Britons back BDS, says poll

Posted 11 December, 2019 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Image: Dr. Zachi Evenor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Less than one in five Britons support boycotts of Israel and most view the Jewish state as the UK’s most important Middle Eastern ally in the fight against terrorism, according to polling released last week by BICOM. The annual poll also found an increase in the number…

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LFI Dame Louise Ellman Statement

Posted 17 October, 2019 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Following Dame Louise Ellman's decision to resign her membership of the Labour Party, LFI have released the following statement: Jennifer Gerber, director of LFI, said: “Louise Ellman has taken a characteristically brave and principled decision today. It highlights once again the institutional antisemitism which continues to shame the Labour…

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LFI Focus: To Bibi, or not to Bibi

Posted 1 October, 2019 in Analysis, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, LFI Focus
LFI Focus provides a periodic analysis on Israel-Palestine, providing an in-depth view of the issues that affect the region. Image: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons This edition focuses on the fall-out from Israel's election in September 2019. You can read it here. To view other editions of LFI Focus, please click here.

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