LFI vice-chair Cat McKinnell MP has today written to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary Liz Truss calling for the FCDO to approach the Biden administration to discuss the UK taking up one of the international seats on the board of …
Labour Friends of Israel was delighted to host a parliamentary briefing on Israel’s Arab community today, exploring the place of Arab Israelis in the country’s society, the challenges they face, and recent progress towards overcoming those challenges.
Labour MPs and …
A number of LFI vice-chairs and parliamentary supporters took part in today’s debate marking Holocaust Memorial Day in the House of Commons on Thursday 27 January. This annual debate is an opportunity for parliamentarians from across the House to unite …
Labour’s shadow International Trade Minister Ruth Cadbury today took part in a Westminster Hall Debate on UK-Israel trade negotiations today.
In her contributions, Ruth spoke about Labour’s “strong and historic links” with Israel and Labour’s support for the growing UK-Israel …
At International Trade questions today, LFI parliamentary supporter Barry Sheerman MP pushed the government to promote, facilitate and devote resources to partnerships between British and Israeli universities, with a special focus on research, development and innovation.
You can watch Barry’s …
LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP today challenged Africa Minister Vicky Ford at FCDO Questions about why the UK government isn’t showing more initiative to support the creation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, as envisioned by ALLMEP.
His …
Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Diana Johnson MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original.
The recent speech to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch by Keir Starmer offered not simply an …
Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original.
Earlier this month, we marked the tragic assassination in 1995 of Yitzhak Rabin – an event that robbed Israel …
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Chief Rabbi,
Leader of the Opposition,
Parliamentarians, my fellow guests and speakers.
It is a pleasure to be with you at the LFI Annual Lunch this afternoon.
I want to thank our lunch sponsors, Sir …
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Steve McCabe MP
Chair, Labour Friends of Israel
Speech to LFI Annual Lunch
Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.
We …
KEIR STARMER SPEECH FOR LFI ANNUAL LUNCH 2021
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Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It is a pleasure to be with you today at LFI’s annual lunch – our first opportunity to gather together since 2018.
I …
Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Labour Foreign Policy Group. Click here to read the original.
In the months since President Biden’s inauguration, we’ve already begun to see the difference in his …