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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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These are the changes Jeremy Corbyn needs to make if he wants to be Prime Minister

Posted 14 June, 2017 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
This article first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle. Please click here to view it.  Labour’s performance in the general election was better than many had expected. That clearly presents a huge challenge to Theresa May, but that should not detract from the problems which Labour still has to confront. The party secured some stunning victories on Thursday and the parliamentary party has been buttressed by some…

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LFI Officers call on Jeremy Corbyn to publicly call for Ken Livingstone’s expulsion

Posted 5 April, 2017 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
LFI's parliamentary officers have called on Jeremy Corbyn to publicly call for Ken Livingstone's expulsion. The full letter is below: Dear Jeremy, We are utterly appalled by the decision not to expel Ken Livingstone from the Labour party last night. Mr Livingstone has repeatedly made comments on Nazism that have caused huge offence to the Jewish community,…

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Iain McNicol visits Israel with LFI

Posted 4 April, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Iain McNicol, general secretary of the Labour party, travelled to Israel this week with Labour Friends of Israel. The three-day trip included laying a wreath at Yad Vashem; meeting with Israeli Labor MKs Hilik Bar and Michal Biran and the party’s new general secretary, Eran Hermoni; visiting a Jerusalem coexistence project; and a tour of…

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Labour dossier reveals PA’s school terror name shame

Posted 30 March, 2017 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle.  Terrorists and Nazi collaborators have been 'honoured' by having schools named after them in the West Bank The government has been urged to step up pressure on the Palestinian Authority over funding pledges after it emerged that more than 20 Palestinian schools receiving cash in the West Bank and…

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