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, all Read more…
At today’s statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer clearly set out the government’s position regarding the circumstances in which the UK would recognise Palestinian statehood. He said: “Some 147 states have recognised a Palestinian state, yet no Palestinian state is Read more…
At today’s statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer discussed a number of points of UK policy towards the Middle East. He began: “During the visit, we reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to advancing a two-state solution as the only pathway to Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question in the House of Commons on alleged incitement by the Irish republican band Kneecap, several Labour MPs raised the band’s past statements of alleged support for Hamas and Hezbollah in their questions to the Security Minister. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst began his comments by saying: Read more…
LFI today publishes a new policy paper titled “Iran’s Terror Army Abroad: The IRGC Threat to Britain” which details the growing danger posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to UK national security and calls for its immediate designation as a terrorist organisation. The paper, authored by Jemima Shelley, senior Read more…
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. As chair of Labour Friends of Israel, last week I became the first British MP to travel between Israel and the UAE – an unimaginable reality before the historic Abraham Accords in 2020. Read more…
LFI chair Jon Pearce became the first British MP to travel directly between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on a visit to the region this week. While in Israel, the Labour MP for High Peak met with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and the leader of the Democrats, Yair Golan, as Read more…
Responding to today’s Westminster Hall Debate on UK military cooperation with Israel, Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard MP spoke about the benefits of the UK-Israel defence relationship. He said: “The UK shares an important, long-standing and broad strategic partnership with the state of Israel. Our defence partnership with Israel aims Read more…
It is tragic and heartbreaking to see the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. Our thoughts are with both the Israeli hostages imprisoned by Hamas and their families, and with innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Over the past two weeks, Hamas has rejected two concrete hostage deal proposals which would have Read more…
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. However much the Trump administration shakes the global kaleidoscope, the principal threat facing this country and our allies in Europe and the Middle East remains the same: the Moscow-Tehran axis which promotes violence Read more…
We’re deeply concerned regarding the current situation in Gaza which risks a resumption of hostilities. It is imperative that Hamas agrees to the extension of the ceasefire which is on the table. It must release all Israeli hostages immediately and unconditionally. Israel must ensure that humanitarian aid can flow freely Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Foreign Office Minister Catherine West set out the government’s condemnation of “the most macabre of pantomimes” evident in the Hamas hostage release ceremonies in recent weeks in Gaza. She added: “That cruelty is utterly unacceptable, and the UK has made Read more…