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LFI vice-chair Diana Johnson: There will be no peace while Hamas still has power

Posted 26 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Dame Diana Johnson MP has written the below article for TheHouse. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Dame Diana Johnson MP They murdered and kidnapped Holocaust survivors, massacred babies and gunned down young people as they danced at a music festival. It is difficult to comprehend – let alone explain – the savagery which Hamas terrorists…

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Labour FCDO Lords spokesperson: “Responsibility for this crisis lies with Hamas”

Posted 24 October, 2023 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Labour's shadow Lords FCDO spokesperson, Lord Collins of Highbury Responding today's debate in the House of Lords for the opposition, Labour's Foreign Office spokesperson in the House of Lords, Lord Collins, said: "As Keir Starmer said yesterday, the brutal attack in Israel just over two weeks ago was the darkest day in Jewish history since the…

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LFI director Michael Rubin: Labour members should welcome Keir’s clear line on terror and antisemitism

Posted 19 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Keir Starmer addressing LFI's vigil at Labour conference Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 were brutal and unprecedented. Deliberately targeting civilians, 1,400 people were murdered: young people enjoying a rave, Holocaust survivors and pregnant women among them. At a kibbutz I…

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LFI parliamentarians push for accurate reporting on Israel/Gaza conflict

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's urgent question on the situation in Israel and Gaza, several LFI parliamentarians asked questions of the Foreign Secretary on matters relating to the need for accuracy in reporting on the conflict, the threat posed by Hezbollah from Lebanon, and the deeply concerning rise in antisemitism On the need for accuracy…

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Lammy warns against disinformation on Israel-Hamas war

Posted 18 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy today reminded colleagues in the House of Commons of their "duty to act responsibly and judiciously as the facts are determined" and appealed to politicians of all parties to "be wary of disinformation, and to avoid dangerous speculation before the facts…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages, Iran and antisemitism

Posted 16 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
House of Commons marks a minute's silence before the Prime Minister's statement on Hamas's attacks against Israel Following the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons following Hamas's attack against Israel and the ongoing situation in Israel and Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians asked a series of questions to the Prime Minister in the…

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Labour “stands with Israel” in Commons statement

Posted 16 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Labour leader Keir Starmer At today's statement from the prime minister on Hamas's attacks on Israel and the ongoing situation in Gaza, Labour leader Keir Starmer made clear that "Labour stands with Israel", summarising the party's wish to "send a strong message that Westminster is united, and Britain is united: with Israel, against terror, for international…

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Labour reaffirms support for Israel in Lords statement

Posted 16 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Labour's header in the House of Lords and LFI parliamentary supporter Baroness Smith of Basildon At today's statement on the situation in Israel and Gaza, Labour's leader in the House of Lords and LFI parliamentary supporter Baroness Smith of Basildon, reaffirmed Labour's "total condemnation of Hamas’s appalling and ongoing attacks on Israel". Her full comments were as…

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Louise Ellman: It’s hard to believe a month ago I was visiting kibbutz Kfar Aza

Posted 16 October, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Former LFI chair and MP for Liverpool Riverside Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman It’s hard to believe that a little over a month ago I was part of an LFI delegation visiting Kibbutz Kfar Aza. The group, led by Sharon…

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Anne Clarke: We must support Israel in this unprecedented moment of terror, pain and suffering

Posted 15 October, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Anne Clarke has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden Anne Clarke The events of last weekend in Israel have sickened the world, with shockwaves reverberating across the UK’s Jewish community. Hamas slaughtered entire families and took hostage elderly…

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