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Analysis: Israel operations against Hamas move south

Posted 7 December, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
IDF troops in Jabaliya > December 5, 2023. (Israel Defence Forces), via Twitter Latest developments   Israel has expanded its ground offensive into southern Gaza, promising to pursue Hamas commanders and operatives who took advantage of its targeted northern operation by moving southward. The southern city of Khan Younis, where Hamas is known to have concentrated its…

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LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson writes to Foreign Secretary on Hamas sexual attacks

Posted 6 December, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Letter from LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP to the Foreign Secretary Letter from LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP to the Foreign Secretary Today, LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP has written to the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron expressing her concern over the emerging evidence of systematic sexual abuse of Israeli women by Hamas terrorists in the 7 October…

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LFI chair Steve McCabe’s speech to LFI’s 2023 Annual Lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP addresses LFI's 2023 Annual Lunch *** Check against delivery ***     Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.         It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.       And a warm welcome to our friends from the Abraham Accords countries.     …

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Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s speech to LFI’s 2023 Annual Lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy addresses LFI 2023 Annual Lunch*** Check against delivery ***    Thank yous    Thank you,     Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends… some of you old friends.     Sir David Garrard for the wonderful introduction.  Isaac Kaye.  Adrian Cohen.  Steve McCabe for your advice and support.    Thomas Webster, Tina Bhartwas, Sam…

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Lammy recalls “day of horror” in address to LFI annual lunch

Posted 28 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy addresses LFI's 2023 Annual Lunch David Lammy today used the LFI annual lunch to underline Labour’s commitment to Israel and set out a series of measures the party would take in government to support a renewed drive to kick-start the Middle East peace process. The shadow foreign secretary was addressing the biggest…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on hostages and PA strengthening

Posted 27 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's Urgent Question on the humanitarian pause in Gaza, a number of LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on a several issues relating to the current humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "I welcome the pause, with hostages released and aid…

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Louise Ellman: Why is Hamas’s sexual violence of October 7th being ignored?

Posted 25 November, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, News
LFI board member Louise Ellman has written the below article for Progressive Britain. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman The UN’s International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls on 25 November is a time to face reality: the atrocities of Hamas gunmen in on October 7 included the widespread rape of…

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Lammy condemns Hamas and urges renewed peace process at Commons statement

Posted 23 November, 2023 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP Responding for the Labour party to today's House of Commons statement on the situation in Gaza, shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy reiterated Labour's position of condemnation of Hamas and expressed the party's desire to see a renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace process. With regard to Hamas, Lammy said: "Hamas’s…

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Analysis: Hostages breakthrough with 4-day humanitarian pause

Posted 22 November, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kidnapped teddy bears performance - Dizengoff Square. Source: Lizzy Shaanan Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons. Hostage deal On 21 November, the Israeli cabinet approved a deal to secure the release of at least 50 Israeli civilian hostages, beginning with women and children. Those released are expected to include 30 children, eight mothers…

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