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Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli’s speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli addressing LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch   ** Check against delivery ** נאום לידידי.ות ישראל בלייבור הבריטי Labour Friends of Israel  22 נובמבר 2022 Thank you, Steve, for that kind introduction. I am delighted to be with you this afternoon at LFI’s annual lunch. Can I begin by thanking LFI for your valued work: making the case for…

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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow Chancellor and LFI vice-chair Rachel Reeves addresses LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch Rachel Reeves MP Speech to LFI Annual Lunch 18/11/2022   ** Check against delivery **   Thank you, Steve. Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It’s such a pleasure to be here with you at LFI’s annual lunch. And I’m especially grateful to Merav for making the journey from Israel to be with us today. As…

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In Brief: 24/7 opening pilot for Allenby border crossing launched

Posted 16 November, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Allenby Bridge > Abutoum / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Allenby Bridge border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan opened to passenger traffic for 24-hours a day last week for the first time. The extended hours pilot, which ran for almost a week, was part of an agreement the Israeli government made with US President…

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In Brief: 3 Israelis killed in Palestinian terror attack in West Bank

Posted 16 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Three Israelis were killed and a further three injured in a terrorist attack near the West Bank settlement of Ariel on Tuesday morning. According to the Israeli Defence Forces, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed a security guard near the entrance to the Ariel Industrial Park. The terrorist then…

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LFI MPs attend ELNET briefing on Palestinian Authority corruption and authoritarianism

Posted 16 November, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This afternoon, a number of LFI parliamentary supporters attended an ELNET briefing from the Jewish Chronicle's David Rose on the Palestinian Authority’s increasing authoritarianism and corruption, co-hosted. Democratic reform in the PA is a vital prerequisite to making a two-state solution a reality. The briefing was also addressed by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP about LFI's…

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In Brief: Hamas and Assad’s Syria reconcile after decade hiatus

Posted 2 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration last week warned against any normalisation of diplomatic ties with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, insisting that his recent reconciliation with Palestinian terror group was an illustration of Assad’s “isolation”. Assad, who has been gradually restoring links with the Arab world after prevailing in Syria’s…

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LFI chair and shadow Middle East Minister meet Palestinian start-up delegation

Posted 27 October, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This morning, LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and shadow Middle East Minister Bambos Charalambous MP met with a UK-Palestinian Tech Hub delegation of Palestinian start-ups to discuss the opportunities and challenges in Palestinian economic development, a vital aspect of working towards the creation of a Palestinian state. They heard about the impact of the unresolved…

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LFI chair: Steps to a Two State Solution: Positive ways to restart the search for peace

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons This year saw the 30th anniversary of the election victory that brought Yitzhak Rabin to power in Israel. Three short years later, after a rare period of hope that the tragic conflict…

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LFI launches Steps to a Two State Solution pamphlet

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel is delighted to publish its latest policy briefing, Steps to a Two State Solution.    The two state solution is the only means by which to guarantee Israel’s security and to preserve its identity as a Jewish and democratic state, as well as to satisfy the legitimate demand of the Palestinian people for self-determination and national sovereignty.  …

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In Brief: Hamas revives ties with Assadist Syria in anti-Israel ‘axis’

Posted 13 October, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian terror group Hamas has revived relations with the Assad regime in Syria following a decade’s freeze sparked by the Syrian civil war. Hamas, founded in 1987, is committed to Israel’s destruction and its replacement with an Islamic state. The group seized power in the Gaza Strip…

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