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Ambassador Mark Regev’s Speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2017

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** HMA Mark Regev, Israeli Ambassador, speech to Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch 2017  Chief Rabbi, Lords and Ladies, Members of Parliament, Distinguished guests, It is a real pleasure to be back here at Central Hall for LFI’s Annual Lunch. I would like to begin by Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years30 November, 2017 ago

Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2017

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, speech to Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch 2017  Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Regev, Parliamentary colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is an honour to be here today. Sir David, thank you for that kind introduction, and on behalf of Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years28 November, 2017 ago

Joan Ryan MP, LFI chair, speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2017

Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, LFI chair, speech to Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch 2017  Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Regev, friends Thank you to all of you for being here today. In particular, I want to thank Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, our long-standing lunch sponsors. I also want to Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years28 November, 2017 ago

LFI vice-chair Louise Ellman presses police over Hezbollah flags at Al-Quds march

This article first appeared in the JewishNews.  An MP who is vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel has pushed the Metropolitan Police to raise concerns about protesters waving Hezbollah flags at the annual Al-Quds Day march in London. Louise Ellman MP met police chiefs and expressed concern that marchers were Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years21 November, 2017 ago

Emily Thornberry visits Israel with LFI

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry returned to Britain this week after visiting Israel with LFI. During a four-day trip to Israel and the West Bank, she was accompanied by the shadow minister for peace and disarmament Fabian Hamilton. Ms Thornberry met with the new leader of the Israeli Labor party, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years16 November, 2017 ago

Joan Ryan MP’s Speech to Knesset Balfour Conference

LFI chair Joan Ryan MP’s speech to the Knesset Conference: ‘Centenary of the Balfour Declaration: Historical Context, Contemporary Implications’ CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you, Avi, for inviting me to be with you today at this special event to celebrate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration. It is a huge honour Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years8 November, 2017 ago

LFI MPs celebrate Balfour centenary in Parliament

Labour MPs hailed Britain’s contribution to the creation of the State of Israel in a Westminster Hall parliamentary debate this week. MPs were debating the 1917 Balfour Declaration, when Britain declared its support for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in the land of Israel, ahead of its 100th anniversary Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years27 October, 2017 ago

LFI Chair Joan Ryan MP writes to Richard Burden MP regarding the Gaza crisis

Joan Ryan MP, parliamentary chair of LFI, has written a reply to Richard Burden MP regarding a letter to Middle East minister Alistair Burt on the Gaza crisis. Ms Ryan writes that she shares Mr Burden’s concern for the humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip and agrees that the recent deterioration in Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years19 October, 2017 ago

Stand by your friends, Israeli MK urges at LFI reception

Labour should stand by its friends on the Israeli left, Labor MK Stav Shaffir told a packed LFI reception on Tuesday night. Ms Shaffir, a rising star in the Israeli Labor party, was in Brighton for the Labour party’s annual conference. “When sister-parties turn their backs at the progressive camp, they Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years28 September, 2017 ago

LFI chair writes to Theresa May over Temple Mount concerns

LFI’s chair, Joan Ryan, has today written to the Prime Minister regarding the situation at the Temple Mount. In her letter, she details evidence of incitement perpetrated by the Palestinian Authority over the past 10 days, and writes: “While President Abbas initially condemned the terrorist attack on the Temple Mount, the PA and his political party, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years26 July, 2017 ago

Major victory for LFI’s coexistence campaign

The government yesterday announced a huge boost for UK support for coexistence funding in a major victory for LFI’s longstanding campaign on the issue. The Department for International Development has pledged up to £3 million for the next three years to support people-to-people projects which bring Israelis and Palestinians together. UK support Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years19 July, 2017 ago

Government minister’s comments dent hopes of Hezbollah ban

This article was originally posted on the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original.  A government minister has cast doubt on the likelihood of a ban being imposed on Hezbollah’s terrorist wing in Britain. Nick Hurd, the Police Minister, told a Labour MP who raised concerns about the Al Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 8 years18 July, 2017 ago

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