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LFI Chair Joan Ryan MP – fact-finding trip to Israel – October 2015

Posted 22 October, 2015 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Joan Ryan was in Israel this week, reaffirming Labour's strong ties to its sister party. Meeting Labor chairman Isaac Herzog at the Knesset, she expressed her intention to bring more Labour MPs to Israel over the next year. "In my experience, it is the way to ensure MPs can best attain a balanced…

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OPINION: Corbyn’s missed opportunity to reassure on Israel by Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI

Posted 4 October, 2015 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Labour Party
OPINION: Corbyn’s missed opportunity to reassure on Israel by Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI - Published in the Jewish News: http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-corbyns-missed-opportunity-to-reassure-on-israel/ Last week in Brighton, over 500 people attended Labour Friends of Israel’s annual Labour party conference reception. It was one of the biggest meetings at the conference, demonstrating the level…

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Labour Party Conference 2015: Controversy over Corbyn’s LFI reception speech: fails to mention Israel

Posted 29 September, 2015 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Jeremy Corbyn caused controversy on Tuesday night when he failed to mention the word “Israel” in his address to LFI’s annual party conference reception. At the end of the Labour leader’s eight-minute speech – in which he defended the vote to recognise Palestine last October and called for the lifting of the “siege of Gaza” –…

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‘It’s time for an open and frank dialogue’ by Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI

Posted 17 September, 2015 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Over the coming weeks and months, I intend to begin an open and frank dialogue with Labour’s new leadership. On behalf of LFI’s supporters, I want to do three things. First, we will make clear to Jeremy Corbyn why some are deeply concerned about statements he has made regarding Israel,…

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Tonight’s hustings could begin to rebuild the bridges between Labour and the Jewish community, by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 20 July, 2015 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, Palestinian Territories
This article was published by LabourList on 20 July 2015 and is available here: http://labourlist.org/2015/07/tonights-hustings-could-begin-to-rebuild-the-bridges-between-labour-and-the-jewish-community/ Tonight’s hustings could begin to rebuild the bridges between Labour and the Jewish community Among the many depressing moments on election night was the result from Hendon. Number three seat on Labour’s target list, it required only a 0.2 per cent…

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Why Labour lost the community’s support, and how we’ll try to win it back- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 13 May, 2015 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Hendon was the number three seat on Labour’s target list going into last week’s general election. But, despite needing a swing of only 0.2 per cent, Andrew Dismore, the unimpeachably pro-Israel former Labour MP who represented the seat prior to 2010, was defeated. A similar sad story was repeated…

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