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After the War: Marginalising the Enemies of Peace

Posted 19 December, 2024 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI today publishes After the War: Marginalising the Enemies of Peace, a policy paper on what needs to be done after the Gaza war to marginalise the enemies of peace.   For Britain, Europe and pragmatic Arab states, the foundational principle – that a negotiated two-state solution offers the only long-term prospect for settling the Israeli…

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Middle East Minister: UK will support Palestinian statehood at time “most conducive to peace”

Posted 16 December, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP Responding to today's Petitions Committee debate on two e-petitions relating to the ongoing war in Gaza – calling for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and a suspension of all arms sales to Israel – Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP set out the UK's approach to the conflict in…

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LFI vice-chair Mike Tapp calls for constructive steps over “symbolic gestures” in Palestinian statehood debate

Posted 16 December, 2024 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Mike Tapp MP In today's Petitions Committee debate on two e-petitions relating to the ongoing war in Gaza - calling for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and a suspension of all arms sales to Israel - LFI vice-chair Mike Tapp made a speech warning against "symbolic gestures" and encouraging a focus on constructive,…

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech to LFI’s 2024 Annual Lunch

Posted 2 December, 2024 in Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses LFI Annual Lunch 2024 ***CHECKED AGAINST DELIVERY*** Chief Rabbi, Honoured Guests… It’s a privilege to be invited to speak to you today. And I’d like to begin by thanking our lunch co-sponsors - Sir David Garrard and Stuart Roden. And I know everyone here will join me in sending our very…

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PM pledges UK-led International Fund meeting at LFI annual lunch

Posted 2 December, 2024 in Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses LFI Annual Lunch 2024 Keir Starmer yesterday addressed LFI’s Annual Lunch – its biggest in 15 years – and underlined his support for Israel and a two-state solution.  The prime minister also had strong words for Iran, restated the government’s opposition to BDS, and made a major announcement on Britain’s work…

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LFI chair Jon Pearce MP addresses the House of Commons, 2024

October 7 anniversary debate in Parliament

Posted 8 October, 2024 in Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Yesterday, LFI chair Jon Pearce secured an adjournment debate in Parliament to mark the first anniversary of Hamas' barbaric attacks into Israel on October 7th. A number of Labour MPs attended the emotional debate and reiterated their calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the 101 remaining hostages. Jon started his speech by describing…

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Labour, Israel & Palestine: Lessons from the Blair-Brown Years

Posted 19 September, 2024 in Analysis, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Today, LFI publishes a new paper: Labour, Israel & Palestine: Lessons from the Blair-Brown years.  Authored by Dr Toby Greene, the paper analyses the context and approach taken by the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and outlines the lessons that can be learnt for our new Labour government.   The Israeli-Palestinian arena presents a crisis…

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LFI director: A brazen defiance deserving western wrath

Posted 17 September, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original. IRGC Parade in Tehran > YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The long-expected news that Iran has exported more than 200 ballistic missiles to bolster Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has rightly earned a swift and strong condemnation – and tough…

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UK and US stand firm against threat from Iran

Posted 10 September, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This week, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a joint press conference on a number of international challenges facing the two countries, including the situation in the Middle East. During the conference, Lammy stressed the UK's commitment to brokering peace in the Middle East. He highlighted ongoing efforts for…

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LFI Statement on the government’s announcement of a partial suspension of arms export licenses to Israel

Posted 3 September, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Since 7 October, Israel has come under repeated, unprovoked and indiscriminate attack by Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. We do not believe that restrictions on UK arms sales will help bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to a close or help ensure the release of the hostages, six of whom…

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