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Starmer: UK supports Israel’s right to self-defence against nuclear Iran

Posted 13 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer In an interview with the Bloomberg News this afternoon following Israel's overnight strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out his "grave concerns" about Iran's nuclear programme and reasserted his support for Israel's right to self-defence against the Iranian threat. "It's obvious that for a long time we've…

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Labour MPs urge government to support moderate and pragmatic voices in Israel and Palestine

Posted 10 June, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Mark Sewards MP, Graeme Downie MP and Dan Tomlinson MP At this evening's statement from the Middle East Minister in the House of Commons, several Labour MPs asked questions regarding government policy towards supporting moderates and pragmatists in the region, and the need to free the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. LFI chair…

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LFI statement on sanctions against Ben Gvir and Smotrich

Posted 10 June, 2025 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
We welcome the government’s decision to impose sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. LFI has consistently supported action against violent extremists in the West Bank, as well as action to rein in illegal settlement outposts. We also opposed the presence of these far-right ministers in the current government, recognising that their agenda is antithetical…

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Baroness Berger urges government to support peacebuilders

Posted 9 June, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Baroness Berger At today's statement on the Middle East in the House of Lords, Baroness Berger urged the FCDO Minister, Lord Collins of Highbury, about how the government plans to support moderates and pragmatics in Israel and Palestine in order to further the cause of peace. She asked: "My Lords, I draw attention to my entry…

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LFI chair: Netanyahu is a disaster – pressuring Hamas is the way to get rid of him

Posted 4 June, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for PoliticsHome. Click here to read the original. LFI chair Jon Pearce MP Keir Starmer is right to describe the humanitarian situation in Gaza as intolerable. Far too many innocent Gazans have died since the conflict began. After 11 weeks without any aid entering the territory following the…

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LFI chair raises Hamas rejection of ceasefire in Commons chamber

Posted 4 June, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP At today's statement on the situation in the Middle East, LFI chair Jon Pearce asked the Middle East Minister about Hamas's rejection of the US and Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal over the weekend. He said: "I thank the Minister for all the work he is doing and the endless number of statements…

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Trade Minister rejects calls to end trade with Israel

Posted 2 June, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Trade Minister Douglas Alexander MP At today's adjournment debate on arms and military cargo export controls on Israel, Trade Minister Douglas Alexander reiterated the government's view on the ongoing conflict in Gaza and rejected calls to end trade between the UK and Israel. He said: "It is accepted on all sides of this House that, as…

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LFI delegation visits Israel and Palestine as conflict reaches 600 days

Posted 30 May, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates attend hostages rally in Tel Aviv An LFI delegation of Labour parliamentarians visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories as the region marked 600 days since the 7 October attacks which sparked the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  The delegation, led by LFI chair Jon Pearce MP, included Labour Members of Parliament Cat Eccles, Kevin McKenna, Peter Prinsley and Mark Sewards,…

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LFI director: It’s Time for Netanyahu To Go

Posted 20 May, 2025 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Progressive Britain. Click here to read the original. The Netanyahu government has been a disaster – for Israel and its security, for the Palestinians, and for the prospects of a wider regional peace. It is time for it to go and for Israel to have the new…

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Matthew Patrick raises humanitarian access to hostages at Foreign Office Questions

Posted 13 May, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Matthew Patrick MP At Foreign Office Questions today, Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick once again pushed the government on the fate of the 58 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza, and in particular on humanitarian access to them during their captivity. He said: "On Sunday, I had the honour of meeting Emily Damari. She told me about…

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