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Metropolitan police confirm to LFI vice-chair Hezbollah flags can be flown on Al-Quds day due to government policy

Posted 30 May, 2018 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Middle East, News
In a letter to Louise Ellman MP, vice-chair of LFI, Commander Jane Connors of the Metropolitan police confirmed that the Hezbollah flag can be flown at this year's Al-Quds day protest in London as the terror group’s "political wing" is not proscribed by parliament. The letter makes clear that it is government policy – and not…

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Jeremy Corbyn over Israeli Labour’s decision to suspend relations with him

Posted 10 April, 2018 in Antisemitism, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
LFI chair Joan Ryan MP has written to Jeremy Corbyn, following the decision by the leader of the Israeli Labor party, Avi Gabbay, to suspend relations with the Labour leader. Her letter is below. LFI Director Jennifer Gerber also commented: "We fully understand why the Israeli Labor party has decided to suspend relations with Jeremy Corbyn. He…

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LFI Chair Joan Ryan MP writes to Jeremy Corbyn over ‘Palestine Live’

Posted 9 March, 2018 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Joan Ryan MP has written to Jeremy Corbyn over his membership of the anti-semitic Facebook group 'Palestine Live'. Ms Ryan writes: "I was deeply disturbed to read reports that you were a member of the anti-semitic Facebook group ‘Palestine Live’, where neo-Nazi material and Holocaust denial was widespread...I was further shocked that you organised an event on…

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Pledge to end Gaza crisis offers a solution, not a soundbite

Posted 8 March, 2018 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This op-ed by Joan Ryan first appeared in the JewishNews, click here to read it.  The humanitarian situation in Gaza is desperate and deeply concerning. Electricity supplies are highly restricted; water and sewage facilities are under strain; rising unemployment has hit 40 percent, with an estimated six in 10 young people out of work. For many people…

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LFI launches Pledge for Gaza

Posted 8 March, 2018 in Hamas, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI today launches our new Pledge for Gaza campaign - part of our long-standing work to encourage the economic revitalisation of the coastal enclave. We will be inviting Labour parliamentarians to sign the five-point plan. It seeks to provide a multifaceted response to the challenges facing Gaza. The pledge recognises the plight of the people of Gaza and the dire humanitarian…

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Time to get tough, Prime Minister

Posted 1 March, 2018 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This op-ed first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, click here to view the original.  Britain is a major donor to the Palestinian Authority. Over the period to 2021, £125m of taxpayers’ money will be sent to Ramallah. Supporting a viable Palestinian administration is key to the UK’s goal of achieving a two-state solution, a goal we fully…

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