LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Last February, I visited Israel with a group of Labour parliamentary colleagues. Towards the end of our delegation, we travelled to the south of the country, having a relaxed lunch with residents Read more…
The conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas terror group will on Sunday reach one hundred days since the 7 October attacks. On the ground: Israel’s leadership has indicated a shift in its military campaign against Hamas, moving from intense battles to more targeted operations. Both defence minister Yoav Gallant and Read more…
LFI chair in the House of Lords Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Hamas’ brutal assault of Saturday 7th October did not just trigger a war between the terror group and Israel. Instead, as a newly published paper Read more…
At today’s statement from the prime minister on the US-UK airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, following their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP reminded colleagues of the Houthis’ destructive ideology and condemned pro-Houthi chanting at protests in London at the weekend. She Read more…
LFI had a major presence at today’s Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference in north London, including a stall and several sessions on issues relating to Israel and the wider Middle East. The day began with an event on the future of the Israeli left, chaired by former LFI chair Louise Read more…
An LFI delegation of Labour parliamentarians and former parliamentarians has this week visited Israel in solidarity following the 7 October attacks and subsequent conflict with Hamas. The delegation, led by former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman, includes LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Baroness Ruth Anderson of Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians used their questions to push the government for detail on the future of the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hamas. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: “The Israeli Defence Minister has set out proposals for the Read more…
Latest developments Israel continues intensive ground and air attacks on Hamas fighters and infrastructure, including its tunnels. The main focus of operations is the southern city of Khan Younis, with the IDF continuing to give instructions to Gazan citizens to evacuate the areas of its operations within the city. Fighting Read more…
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI (Labour Friends of Israel) was founded a little under 10 years after the establishment of the State of Israel. We’ve supported Israel through the good times – the miracle of Read more…
This afternoon, the leaders of Labour Friends of Israel, Conservative Friends of Israel and Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel have written a joint letter to Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, expressing “deep concern” about Hamas’s refusal to allow ICRC access to the 130+ Read more…
At Monday’s Westminster Hall Debate, on three e-petitions relating to Israel and Palestine, Labour Opposition Whip, Christian Wakeford, stated that he supports increased humanitarian aid into Gaza, including “fuel, electricity and food” supplies, but currently sees a permanent ceasefire with Hamas as impossible, owing to the last pause that “broke Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the Israel-Hamas War in the House of Commons, LFI parliamentary supporter Catherine McKinnell MP asked the Minister what steps the UK is pursuing with international partners to ensure the security of Israel and to allow for the rebuilding and a path toward statehood for Palestine. Read more…