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Analysis: Fresh wave of antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents rock Labour

Posted 6 August, 2018 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Labour Party
Following Labour's decision not to adopt the full International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism last month, a further wave of reports concerning antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents in Labour have rocked the party. In response to Mr Corbyn's role in many of these incidents, Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan has called for an investigation into whether…

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Analysis: Labour rejects IHRA definition of antisemitism

Posted 20 July, 2018 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Labour Party
  The Labour party’s ruling body, the National Executive Committee, yesterday decided to adopt a controversial new definition of antisemitism. It did so in the face of near-universal condemnation from the Jewish community and overwhelming opposition from Labour MPs. Labour’s new code of conduct – which will be used to decide the disciplinary cases of those members accused…

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Jeremy Corbyn over Israeli Labour’s decision to suspend relations with him

Posted 10 April, 2018 in Antisemitism, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
LFI chair Joan Ryan MP has written to Jeremy Corbyn, following the decision by the leader of the Israeli Labor party, Avi Gabbay, to suspend relations with the Labour leader. Her letter is below. LFI Director Jennifer Gerber also commented: "We fully understand why the Israeli Labor party has decided to suspend relations with Jeremy Corbyn. He…

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LFI Chair Joan Ryan MP writes to Jeremy Corbyn over ‘Palestine Live’

Posted 9 March, 2018 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Joan Ryan MP has written to Jeremy Corbyn over his membership of the anti-semitic Facebook group 'Palestine Live'. Ms Ryan writes: "I was deeply disturbed to read reports that you were a member of the anti-semitic Facebook group ‘Palestine Live’, where neo-Nazi material and Holocaust denial was widespread...I was further shocked that you organised an event on…

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LFI raises questions over anti-Israel US Embassy protest

Posted 12 December, 2017 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Labour Party, News
LFI has written to Labour MP Andy Slaughter asking him to condemn antisemitic chanting which occurred at a demonstration he attended last week outside the US Embassy. Mr Slaughter was one of a number of speakers at a rally called to protest at President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Videos of…

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Analysis: Thornberry lays out Labour’s Israel agenda

Posted 30 November, 2017 in Analysis, Israel, Labour Party, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The next Labour government will challenge antisemitic incitement by the Palestinian Authority, support the establishment of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace and continue to oppose the BDS movement, the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, told this week’s annual LFI lunch. Ms Thornberry also repeated Labour’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state and made clear it…

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