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LFI vice chair ,Michael Dugher MP, gives keynote speech at ‘We Believe in Israel’ conference

Posted 22 March, 2015 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Chief Rabbi, my Lords, Ladies and Gentleman. Thank you for inviting me here this morning. It’s great to see so many old friends. To meet new friends. It’s also good to be here with Michael Gove.  We sit on opposite benches of the House of Commons. In the forthcoming general election you will hear about the many things that…

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The British left needs to be a bridge between progressives- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 19 March, 2015 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by Progress on 19 March In its early days, many people on the British left offered the young, embattled state of Israel their staunch support: Harold Wilson, Ian Mikado, Barbara Castle, Richard Crossman and Eric Heffer were all early supporters of Labour Friends of Israel. That support stemmed not simply from…

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LFI leads a delegation of Labour PPCs and MPs to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 11 December, 2014 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel have just returned from a very successful four day-long visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with four Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and two Labour Members of Parliament. Dame Tessa Jowell MP, who held several senior ministerial positions under PM Tony Blair and PM Gordon Brown, led…

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Ed Miliband Speech to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch 2014 ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY***

Posted 17 June, 2014 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech to Labour Friends of Israel, said: Friends, it is once again a privileged to have the opportunity to address the annual LFI lunch. I would like to thank everyone from LFI for organising today’s lunch, and I am sure you…

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Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party’s first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, April 2014

Posted 15 April, 2014 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ed Miliband showed strong solidarity with Israel and highlighted his personal connection to the country on his first visit as Leader of the Labour Party. The Labour Leader was joined by his wife Justine, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, political advisors and LFI director Jennifer Gerber. Ed Miliband met with Israeli and Palestinian officials, including Prime…

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Shadow Secretary of State Jim Murphy leads defence and security-focused delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 4 October, 2013 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates on the Golan Heights being briefed about the security situation in Syria The Labour delegates, 29th September to 4th October, explored how to strengthen the bilateral strategic defence relationship; discussed how we can support each other against common challenges; and were briefed on the threats facing Israel as well as the security challenges in the Palestinian territories.…

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Labour Friends of Israel at Labour Party Conference 2013, Brighton

Posted 24 September, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband, Israeli MK Hilik Bar, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub and LFI Chair Anne McGuire addressed the 2013 LFI Annual Reception; and, with BICOM, we held a panel debate how the left can best support a two state solution  Addressing the LFI Annual Reception at Labour Party…

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LFI events at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday 24 September

Posted 23 August, 2013 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At this year’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton we are delighted to be hosting special Israeli guest Labor party Member of the Knesset Hilik Bar. Hilik is Secretary General of the Israeli Labor Party, Deputy Speaker the Knesset (Israeli parliament), and leads the Israeli all party group for a two state solution. Photo: לואיז גרין, CC BY-SA…

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Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visits Israel and the Palestinian territories and calls for closer economic ties and progress towards peace

Posted 18 July, 2013 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Chancellor Rt Hon Ed Balls MP visited Israel and the Palestinian territories this week with Labour Friends of Israel, and called for the economic partnership between Britain and Israel to be celebrated, and for Israelis and Palestinians to develop closer business links with each other. Ed Balls and Bashar Masri at Rawabi Describing the visit…

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Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander asserts that Israel should be celebrated; calls for progress towards two states and denounces boycotts

Posted 2 July, 2013 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP addressed the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch on Tuesday (2 July) and asserted that Israel’s existence should be celebrated as a progressive cause. He denounced the boycott movement as an obstacle to a peaceful two state solution, and said that we should be seeking stronger ties…

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