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Lord Katz sets out flaws in unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood

Posted 14 March, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Lord Katz of Hendon At today's second reading of the Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill in the House of Lords, Labour peer Lord Katz of Hendon set out why unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood by the UK, as required by the legislation, would not achieve Palestinian statehood or a two-state solution. He said: "As a proud progressive…

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VAWG Minister condemns Hamas sexual violence denialism

Posted 14 March, 2025 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Labour Party, News
Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones Alex Davies-Jones MP, the Minister for Victims and Violence against Women and Girls, has today condemned the sexual violence against Israelis on October 7 committed by Hamas terrorists and called out women’s groups for failing to condemn it in the aftermath. She made the comments during a Jewish Women’s Aid event marking…

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Labour MPs make case for International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace at Westminster Hall Debate

Posted 11 March, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steve Yemm MP, Luke Akehurst MP, Preet Gill MP, Dan Tomlinson MP, Kevin Bonavia MP, Sharon Hodgson MP, Jon Pearce MP, Peter Prinsley MP Today, a number of Labour MPs attended a Westminster Hall Debate on the potential merits of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace secured by Mansfield MP Steve Yemm. In his opening remarks,…

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LFI director: In this dangerous new world, Britain’s crackdown on Iranian terror is critical

Posted 6 March, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
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 and terror in order to…

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LFI statement on the current situation in Gaza

Posted 6 March, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
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 into Gaza. Moving forward, Hamas…

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Labour MPs push for IRGC proscription to protect Jewish community

Posted 4 March, 2025 in Antisemitism, Iran, News
Jon Pearce MP, Mark Sewards MP and Dan Tomlinson MP At today's statement from the Security Minister announcing that the Labour government was placing Iran on the highest tier of the new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), a number of Labour MPs welcomed the announcement as a step towards proscription of the IRGC as a terrorist…

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Labour govt places Iran and IRGC onto highest foreign influence register tier

Posted 4 March, 2025 in Iran, News
Security Minister Dan Jarvis MP The Labour government has today placed the entire Iranian state, including its intelligence services and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, onto the highest tier of the new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS). Security Minister Dan Jarvis today confirmed that the FIRS scheme will require “the registration of arrangements to carry out political…

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Labour MPs push government on Gaza peace plan, UNRWA and peacebuilding

Posted 4 March, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Damien Egan MP and Steve Yemm MP At today's Urgent Question on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, three Labour MPs pushed the government on LFI priorities. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: "The leaders of the Arab world have made welcome proposals about the future of Gaza and its people. What update can the…

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Minister condemns “macabre pantomimes” of hostage releases

Posted 4 March, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Foreign Office Minister Catherine West 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…

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