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Dame Louise Ellman: This is how a warped narrative gets legitimised

Posted 8 November, 2024 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman I was an MP for over two decades so am rarely surprised by the amount of time parliament spends focused on Israel. Even I, however, was taken aback by the degree to…

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UK-Israel aerial defence collaboration

Posted 1 November, 2024 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Today, Labour Friends of Israel publishes UK-Israel Aerial Defence Collaboration: Towards a British Iron Shield, a policy briefing on the lessons Britain can learn from Israel on aerial defence to protect civilians and infrastructure against missile attacks.  Since its creation in 1948, Israel has lived under the constant threat of attack, fighting a number of…

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Former Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli visits London with LFI

Posted 1 November, 2024 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer meets with former Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli Merav Michaeli, sitting Knesset member and the former leader of the Israeli Labor party, this week visited London as a guest of Labour Friends of Israel. During her visit, Merav met with Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP and chair of the Foreign…

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Prime Minister: “I have never described what is going on in Gaza as genocide”

Posted 30 October, 2024 in Hamas, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's Prime Minister's Questions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated the government's view that claims that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza constitute genocide are wrong. This follows comments from the Foreign Secretary on Monday that accusations of genocide against Israel "undermine the seriousness" of the term. Green MP Carla…

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Labour MPs raise hostages and UNRWA reform in Commons

Posted 29 October, 2024 in Hamas, Incitement, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
At today's Urgent Question on the situation in the Middle East, Labour MPs raised the issue of the 101 remaining hostage still in Gaza and the need for UNRWA to be properly reformed in the House of Commons. Mansfield MP Steve Yemm asked: "It is incredibly concerning that the Knesset is pursuing legislation to restrict…

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Labour MPs urge tougher action against Iran

Posted 28 October, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the situation in the Middle East, Labour MPs urged tougher action against the Iranian regime from the government. Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie asked: "A year ago, despite the undoubted challenges, there were early signs of improved relations between Israel, the Gulf states and others that…

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Foreign Secretary: Genocide accusations against Israel “undermine their seriousness”

Posted 28 October, 2024 in Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today's statement on the situation in the Middle East, Foreign Secretary David Lammy made clear the government's view that the use of the term 'genocide' to refer to the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza "undermines the seriousness" of the term. In response to a question from a Conservative member,…

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Minister: Snapback sanctions on Tehran “an option” as new sanctions imposed

Posted 23 October, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP Introducing new sanctions against the Iranian regime in the House of Commons today, Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP has confirmed that snapback sanctions "remain an option" for the government should Iran continue to flout the JCPOA nuclear deal. Later, he said: "Let me be clear: Iran’s actions in relation…

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Labour MPs raise Israeli-Palestinian coexistence support and Iranian proxies at Foreign Office Questions

Posted 22 October, 2024 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News
At today's Foreign Office Questions session, a number of Labour parliamentarians asked questions relating to LFI campaigns, including UK support for Israeli-Palestinian people-to-people coexistence funding and Iranian support for terrorist proxies. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: "In 2020, the US committed £250 million to support peace building and Palestinian economic development. Will the Minister consider…

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