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Labour peers: Government must protect Jewish students against antisemitism

Baroness Ramsey and Baroness Berger At today's question in the House of Lords on antisemitism at universities, Labour peers Baroness Ramsey and Baroness Berger pushed the government on its steps to tackle campus antisemitism. Baroness Ramsey asked: "My Lords, following the shocking and violent intimidation of Professor Michael Ben-Gad and the alarming data from the Community…

Samantha Niblett: Hamas “must have nothing to do” with Gaza’s future

Samantha Niblett MP At today's Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett raised the recent executions by Hamas against Palestinians in Gaza. She asked: "All Members have been appalled by the scenes that emerged from Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire, showing Hamas executing people in the streets as they…

Taking up arms for Israeli democracy

Taking up arms for Israeli democracy by Liat Weiss Shahaf In a time of profound uncertainty, Brothers and Sisters in Arms has emerged as one of the most visible and determined forces working to protect Israel's democratic foundations. Born following the government’s proposed judicial overhaul in early 2023, which would have endangered judicial independence…

Foreign Secretary: Hamas must be thoroughly disarmed

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's Foreign Office Questions session, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper set out the government's position on the need for Hamas to be thoroughly disarmed in the Gaza Strip and for the bodies of the remaining hostages to be freed. She said: "We will all have seen the incredibly moving scenes of…

Collaboration can build a stronger, healthier tomorrow

Collaboration can build a stronger, healthier tomorrow by Mohammad Darawshe The tragic war in Gaza is the longest and most brutal war we’ve ever known, and has shattered everything we’ve worked so hard to build – mutual responsibility, compassion, trust, and a shared society between Arabs and Jews in Israel. But the war isn't…

Luke Akehurst MP: With a ceasefire in place, it’s time for a reset of UK-Israeli relations

North Durham MP Luke Akehurst has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst The tragic conflict between Israel and Hamas has put the relationship between Britain and the Jewish state under great strain. The ceasefire deal agreed offers an opportunity for a reset – not simply…

Building the infrastructure of peace  

Building the infrastructure of peace   by Meredith Rothbart   Peace between Israelis and Palestinians seems more elusive than ever. Yet rather than simply giving up, we need to ask: has a holistic, coordinated effort to build a sustainable and more peaceful reality ever truly been attempted?  At Amal-Tikva, we believe it hasn't. For decades, efforts…