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HE Tzipi Hotovely’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
HE Ambassador Hotovely addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021 *** Check against delivery *** Chief Rabbi, Leader of the Opposition, Parliamentarians, my fellow guests and speakers. It is a pleasure to be with you at the LFI Annual Lunch this afternoon. I want to thank our lunch sponsors, Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, and all of you who have made this…

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Steve McCabe’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP addressing the LFI Annual Lunch. *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***   Steve McCabe MP   Chair, Labour Friends of Israel   Speech to LFI Annual Lunch   Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.   It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.    We wouldn’t be here today…

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Keir Starmer’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021 KEIR STARMER SPEECH FOR LFI ANNUAL LUNCH 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***   Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It is a pleasure to be with you today at LFI’s annual lunch – our first opportunity to gather together since 2018. I want to join Steve in thanking today’s co-sponsors, Sir David…

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Analysis: Palestinian economy on the mend despite challenges

Posted 10 November, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The economy of the Palestinian territories is exhibiting “signs of recovery” despite serious challenges of unemployment and “deteriorating social conditions” in Gaza, a report by the World Bank said this week. The first half of 2021 saw a growth rate of 5.4 percent, with…

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In Brief: Israeli Labor takes a stand against settlement growth

Posted 10 November, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Merav Michaeli. Photo: Ron Kedmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Merav Michaeli, Israel’s transport minister and leader of the Israeli Labor party, has joined other left-wing MKs in announcing that her party will oppose plans to build new settlements in the West Bank. During the weekly Labor caucus meeting, Michaeli said: “We will oppose any initiative…

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In Brief: Israel approves plans for 1,303 Palestinian West Bank homes

Posted 3 November, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Construction in Jenin > Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel has advanced plans for 1,303 new homes for Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank on Monday. This was the first authorisation of its kind under the new coalition government came to power in June, and the first since the Biden administration was…

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In Brief: Israeli left criticises approval of West Bank settlements

Posted 3 November, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli settlements in the West Bank > TrickyH, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The approval of some 3,000 housing units for Israeli settlers in the West Bank has drawn criticism from left-wing voices in the Israeli government, as well as the Biden administration. 1,804 housing units received final approval for construction last week, while a…

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LFI director: Labour must craft a new approach to promoting peace in the Middle East

Posted 22 October, 2021 in Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Labour Foreign Policy Group. Click here to read the original. In the months since President Biden’s inauguration, we’ve already begun to see the difference in his administration’s approach to international affairs. “America First” is out, multilateral engagement is in. Biden is clear that there…

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In Brief: Israeli govt ends residency freeze for 4,000 Palestinians

Posted 21 October, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Benny Gantz. Image Credit: U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel announced this week that it had officially legalised the status of 4,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, ending a decade-long freeze in which almost no requests were authorised under Benjamin Netanyahu. The move was part of the government’s ongoing effort, led by…

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In Brief: Israeli officials express concern over rise in settler crimes

Posted 21 October, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Israeli police in Lod. Credit: Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0. Israeli defence officials have expressed concern over a dramatic rise in hate crimes and violence by Jewish nationalists in the past two years. Most of the perpetrators appear to be West Bank settlers. Ynet news found that hate crimes increased significantly in 2020 compared with 2019, with a…

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