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LFI vice-chair introduces bill against terrorist incitement in PA schools

Posted 8 January, 2019 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Dame Louise Ellman MP has today presented a ten minute rule bill in parliament designed to stop the Palestinian Authority education system using British taxpayers’ money to fund a school curriculum which incites the murder of Israelis. Supported by a cross-party group of MPs, Dame Louise’s bill will mandate that UK assistance to the…

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LFI vice-chair to introduce bill on incitement in Palestinian schools

Posted 13 December, 2018 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI vice-chair Dame Louise Ellman has secured a ten minute rule bill on the 8 January on the topic of incitement in the Palestinian Authority curriculum. Her bill will mandate that UK assistance to the Palestinian Authority education system must comply with international values of peace and tolerance. It will also require an annual review…

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Joint LFI, CFI and Israeli Embassy event on Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran

Posted 3 December, 2018 in Antisemitism, Iran, Middle East, News
This week, LFI, in partnership with CFI and the Israeli Embassy, hosted a special briefing in parliament to commemorate the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran. Ambassador Mark Regev and Board of Deputies vice-president Edwin Shuker spoke about the 850,000 Jewish refugees who were forced to flee Arab and Muslim countries. LFI…

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LFI chair vows to lead battle against Labour antisemitism

Posted 3 December, 2018 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
LFI’s chair Joan Ryan vowed to lead the fight against antisemitism in the Labour party “whatever the personal cost” in her speech to our annual lunch on Tuesday. In a strongly worded address, Ms Ryan also pledged to stand up to “the politics of hatred and division” and defend “the values of equality, respect and tolerance”. Over…

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Ambassador Regev’s Speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2018

Posted 28 November, 2018 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch, 27 November 2018 Remarks by the Ambassador of Israel, HE Mark Regev. Check against delivery. Chief Rabbi, Chair of the Jewish Agency, Isaac Herzog, Deputy Leader, Tom Watson, Chair of LFI, Joan Ryan, Parliamentarians and friends, And a very special thanks to Sir David and Isaac for helping bring us together today. We gather in…

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Joan Ryan speech to LFI Annual Lunch 2018

Posted 27 November, 2018 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch 2018   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 thank all of my parliamentary colleagues who have joined us; Our chair in…

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Middle East peace must go beyond party politics

Posted 20 November, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Joan Ryan MP has written for Jewish News about LFI's campaign in support of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. You can read the original here. The past year has seen precious little progress for those of us who wish to see peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Last week’s terrible events in Gaza are…

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Huge turnout for LFI conference reception

Posted 26 September, 2018 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel held its biggest ever reception at Labour party conference in Liverpool this week. Over 400 delegates attended a packed event addressed by deputy leader Tom Watson, Israeli Labor MK Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, Ambassador Mark Regev, and LFI chair Joan Ryan. In a stirring address, Mr Watson declared: "I am genuinely proud of each and…

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Over 50 Labour MPs write to DFID to express concern over Trump coexistence cuts

Posted 21 September, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Following the Trump administration’s decision to end all funding for coexistence projects in Israel-Palestine, over 50 Labour MPs have written to DFID Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt to express their serious concern and to call on the UK to help fill the void. You can view a PDF of the letter here.

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Joan Ryan welcomes new UK aid to support Palestinian economic development

Posted 17 August, 2018 in News, Palestinian Territories
LFI chair Joan Ryan MP welcomed the announcement of a new UK aid programme to support Palestinian economic development in Gaza and the West Bank. She said "the humanitarian situation for the people of Gaza is particularly desperate and deeply concerning, with electricity supplies highly restricted; water and sewage facilities under strain; and rising unemployment throughout…

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