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Emily Thornberry visits Israel with LFI

Posted 16 November, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
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, Avi Gabbay (pictured). The two discussed…

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Joan Ryan MP’s Speech to Knesset Balfour Conference

Posted 8 November, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Peace process
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 to be here. Labour and Balfour I am incredibly…

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

Posted 19 October, 2017 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
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 living conditions is unacceptable. However, Ms Ryan's…

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Stand by your friends, Israeli MK urges at LFI reception

Posted 28 September, 2017 in Antisemitism, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Peace process
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 don’t help Israel, they don’t help…

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LFI chair writes to Theresa May over Temple Mount concerns

Posted 26 July, 2017 in Incitement, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
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, Fatah, appear to have subsequently given…

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Major victory for LFI’s coexistence campaign

Posted 19 July, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
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 for such projects had been cut…

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Government minister’s comments dent hopes of Hezbollah ban

Posted 18 July, 2017 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East, News
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 Quds Day rally at which activists waved…

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LFI parliamentary supporters make the case for Israel

Posted 6 July, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
In a House of Commons debate yesterday on Israel-Palestinian peace talks, LFI parliamentary supporters challenged the government on its cuts to co-existence funding, pushed our campaign for an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace and highlighted the barriers to peace, including PA incitement and terrorism. LFI chair Joan Ryan urged the government to “reverse their elimination of UK support for co-existence projects…

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Major boost for LFI’s coexistence funding campaign

Posted 6 July, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI’s campaign in support of the establishment of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace received a major boost this week with the endorsement of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council. In a joint statement backing the Fund, which aims to provide much-needed funding for coexistence projects, Gillian Merron, chief executive of…

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