Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

Why Labour lost the community’s support, and how we’ll try to win it back- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 13 May, 2015 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Hendon was the number three seat on Labour’s target list going into last week’s general election. But, despite needing a swing of only 0.2 per cent, Andrew Dismore, the unimpeachably pro-Israel former Labour MP who represented the seat prior to 2010, was defeated. A similar sad story was repeated…

more

0Comments 0Likes 49Views

LFI vice chair ,Michael Dugher MP, gives keynote speech at ‘We Believe in Israel’ conference

Posted 22 March, 2015 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Chief Rabbi, my Lords, Ladies and Gentleman. Thank you for inviting me here this morning. It’s great to see so many old friends. To meet new friends. It’s also good to be here with Michael Gove.  We sit on opposite benches of the House of Commons. In the forthcoming general election you will hear about the many things that…

more

0Comments 0Likes 65Views

The British left needs to be a bridge between progressives- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 19 March, 2015 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by Progress on 19 March In its early days, many people on the British left offered the young, embattled state of Israel their staunch support: Harold Wilson, Ian Mikado, Barbara Castle, Richard Crossman and Eric Heffer were all early supporters of Labour Friends of Israel. That support stemmed not simply from…

more

0Comments 0Likes 43Views

Likud’s victory is depressing – but Israel is a liberal and progressive country. By Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Posted 18 March, 2015 in Israel, Israeli Politics, News
Published by Labourlist on 18 March Yesterday millions of Israelis voted in the country’s general election. It followed a closely fought campaign, covered by a media which pulls no punches and contested by parties representing leftwing secularists, rightwing Haredim, Islamist Arabs and every point in between. Sadly, that election appears likely to result in another term for…

more

0Comments 0Likes 36Views

No more villains and victims- by Michael McCann MP, vice-chair of LFI

Posted 5 March, 2015 in Hamas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Published by the Times of Israel on 5th March -- Six months ago Operation Protective Edge came to an end, bringing to a close 51 days of bloody fighting between the IDF and Hamas. In Britain, the war provoked strong reactions and it was deeply divisive. Some argued that the IDF reaction was disproportionate, without specifying what would be…

more

0Comments 0Likes 44Views

Britain can prevent another war in Gaza- by Andrew Dismore AM, PPC for Hendon

Posted 27 February, 2015 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by Progress on 27rd February 2015 -- Last summer’s war in Gaza caused a great deal of division as passions ran high about both Hamas’ rocket bombardment against Israel and the nature of Israel’s response. I was pleased, therefore, to see Labour Friends of Israel this week launch a new campaign with an aim which I hope will unite…

more

0Comments 0Likes 49Views

How Britain can help prevent another Gaza war- by Michael McCann MP, Vice Chair of LFI

Posted 23 February, 2015 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by LeftFootForward on 23 February 2015 -- It is time for Britain to make a pro-active contribution to halt Hamas’ vicious cycle of violence and secure peace for Palestinians and Israelis On 1 December 2014 my colleague Grahame Morris led a Westminster Hall debate on ending the conflict in Palestine. I spoke in that debate and championed…

more

0Comments 0Likes 44Views