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Middle East Minister: No unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP At today’s statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer clearly set out the government's position regarding the circumstances in which the UK would recognise Palestinian statehood. He said: "Some 147 states have recognised a Palestinian state, yet no Palestinian state is…

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Middle East Minister: “No role for Hamas in the future of Gaza”

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP At today's statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer discussed a number of points of UK policy towards the Middle East. He began: "During the visit, we reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to advancing a two-state solution as the only pathway to…

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Labour MPs push minister on hostages and West Bank terror

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Matthew Patrick MP, Luke Akehurst MP and Peter Prinsley MP At today’s statement from the Middle East Minister on the visit to London of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mustafa, several Labour MPs raised the fate of the 59 remaining hostages and the current situation in the West Bank. Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick asked: "I welcome…

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LFI chair: Why the Abraham Accords still matter

Posted 2 April, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. As chair of Labour Friends of Israel, last week I became the first British MP to travel between Israel and the UAE – an unimaginable reality before the historic Abraham Accords in 2020.  My flight – one of…

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Labour MPs urge support for moderates in Israel and Palestine

Posted 2 April, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP and Blair McDougall MP At today's Urgent Question on the Israeli Government’s announcement that they are expanding their military operations in Gaza, Labour MPs Jon Pearce and Blair McDougall asked what steps the government was taking to strengthen moderate voices for peace in Israel and Palestine. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: "The resumption…

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Steve Yemm pushes Foreign Secretary on support for International Peace Fund

Posted 1 April, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steve Yemm MP At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Mansfield MP Steve Yemm raised the prospect of UK leadership on the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace with the Foreign Secretary. He asked: "The Prime Minister’s commitment to host an international meeting this year in support of an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace has never…

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Foreign Secretary: “Legitimate concerns” about Iranian support for West Bank terrorism

Posted 1 April, 2025 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Foreign Secretary David Lammy made clear the government's understanding of "legitimate concerns about security on the Israeli side and the way that Iran, sitting behind the scenes, is equipping some terrorist groups with guns and ammunition. We have to do our best to support…

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LFI chair Jon Pearce makes history as first MP to fly from Israel to the UAE 

Posted 28 March, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce meets Israeli president Herzog LFI chair Jon Pearce became the first British MP to travel directly between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on a visit to the region this week.  While in Israel, the Labour MP for High Peak met with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and the leader of the Democrats, Yair…

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Foreign Office Minister: “No role for Hamas in the future of Gaza”

Posted 18 March, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Lord Collins of Highbury At today's Private Notice Question on the ceasefire in Gaza, Foreign Office Minister Lord Collins of Highbury confirmed the Government's view that "there is no role for Hamas in the future of Gaza". He said: "As I have repeatedly said to the noble Lord in this Chamber, we are committed to building…

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LFI statement on situation in Gaza

Posted 18 March, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
It is tragic and heartbreaking to see the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. Our thoughts are with both the Israeli hostages imprisoned by Hamas and their families, and with innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Over the past two weeks, Hamas has rejected two concrete hostage deal proposals which would have further extended the ceasefire. It…

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