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Government’s review of UK aid to Palestinians “is not going to cut it”

Posted 10 June, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 10th June and the full story can be found here. The Chair of Labour Friends of Israel has criticised the government’s internal review of British funding in the Palestinian territories. Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North, said government’s probe into how aid…

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Joan Ryan MP calls for suspension to UK aid to Palestine Authority after claims that funds are used for terrorists’ salaries

Posted 3 May, 2016 in Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This article was published by Jewish News on 3 May 2016 and is available here: http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/lfi-chair-calls-for-end-to-uk-aid-to-palestinian-civil-servants-amid-terror-funding-claims/ MP calls for end to UK aid to Palestinian civil servants amid terror funding claims Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan has called for the suspension of UK government aid to Palestinian civil servants amid claims that funds are being used…

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Cameron turns down LFI call for review of PA funding; Joan Ryan MP requests Prime Minister “think again”; denounces UK support for co-existence projects as “pitiable”

Posted 7 April, 2016 in Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
Joan Ryan has urged the Prime Minister to "think again" after he rejected her call for an independent review into how Britain’s aid money is spent in Israel-Palestine. In February, LFI’s Chair wrote to David Cameron raising her concerns about the Palestinian Authority’s role in inciting the current wave of violence in Israel. She asked…

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Ian Austin MP: Calling Israel an “apartheid state” is a barrier to peace

Posted 3 March, 2016 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Calling Israel an “apartheid state” is a barrier to peace by Ian Austin MP for LabourList. This article is available here  It’s extraordinary to think it’s been 25 years since millions of us sat transfixed by live footage of Nelson Mandela walking to freedom. As a teenager, I’d marched against apartheid, raised funds for the South African opposition…

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Is UK funding Palestinian incitement? Joan Ryan MP challenges PM David Cameron

Posted 18 February, 2016 in Antisemitism, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
Click here for the original letter to Cameron on PA funding. Article by Sandy Rashty for the Jewish Chronicle. Article available here British taxpayers’ money cannot be used to provide a “blank cheque” to the Palestinian Authority, a Labour MP has said. Joan Ryan, Labour Friends of Israel chair, said she was “disturbed” that the PA…

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Joan Ryan MP writes to Grahame Morris MP, Chair of LFPME about an event in parliament with controversial speaker Abdel Bari Atwan

Posted 29 January, 2016 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Click here to read the original letter Read the JC's article here Dear Grahame, I believe that you are planning to host an event in parliament next Tuesday, which Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East are promoting, at which Abdel Bari Atwan will be the moderator. I am not sure if you are aware,…

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Ian Austin MP writes to Foreign Secretary to ask for further support to MEET, an organisation that brings together Palestinian and Israeli youngsters

Posted 18 January, 2016 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Following a recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as part of the Australian Israel UK Leadership Dialogue last month, Ian Austin, Labour MP for Dudley North, wrote to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to ask him to support Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET), an organisation that helps Palestinians and Israeli youngsters develop leadership…

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Foreign Office Questions – Labour MPs urge government to put pressure on Palestinian Authority to end incitement to violence

Posted 14 January, 2016 in Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI chair Joan Ryan this week urged the government to pressure the Palestinian Authority to put an end incitement to violence. At questions to the Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on Tuesday, Joan Ryan asked  the Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood MP: “On new year’s day, Nashat Melhem murdered…

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OPINION – HILARY BENN: I’ve seen two possible futures for the Israelis and Palestinians

Posted 23 December, 2015 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This article was originally published in the Jewish News: http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-hilary-benn-ive-seen-two-possible-futures-for-the-israelis-and-palestinians/   Last week I visited the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel. It was my third trip to a region I first visited more than a decade ago. The aim was simply to hear, to see and to learn more from people and politicians on both sides. I returned full…

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LFI Annual Lunch 2015 – Speech by Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI

Posted 17 November, 2015 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP Speech to LFI Annual Lunch 17th November 2015 Chief Rabbi, Deputy Ambassador, friends. I want to begin today by thanking you all for being here. The responsibility of supporters of Israel in the Labour Party has become even more important since we last met in June 2014. LFI’s work is more…

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