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How Britain can help prevent another Gaza war- by Michael McCann MP, Vice Chair of LFI

Posted 23 February, 2015 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by LeftFootForward on 23 February 2015 -- It is time for Britain to make a pro-active contribution to halt Hamas’ vicious cycle of violence and secure peace for Palestinians and Israelis On 1 December 2014 my colleague Grahame Morris led a Westminster Hall debate on ending the conflict in Palestine. I spoke in that debate and championed…

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Disarm in return for development to end this conflict- Dame Anne McGuire MP, Chair of LFI

Posted 19 February, 2015 in Hamas, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by the Jewish News on 19 February 2015 -- Next Wednesday, Michael McCann and other colleagues in Labour Friends of Israel will lead a Westminster Hall debate on the contribution the UK can make to preventing further conflict in Gaza. Through our ‘Stop the war’ campaign, we are determined to raise awareness so Britain does all it…

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Stop the War campaign – prevent another war in Gaza

Posted 19 February, 2015 in Hamas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
February marked the six-month anniversary of the ceasefire which brought last summer’s war in Gaza to a close. It was a conflict which brought a huge amount of suffering to the peoples of Israel and Gaza. But, just as it has done on three occasions over the past six years, Hamas is once again preparing for war…

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LFI leads a delegation of Labour PPCs and MPs to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 11 December, 2014 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel have just returned from a very successful four day-long visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with four Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and two Labour Members of Parliament. Dame Tessa Jowell MP, who held several senior ministerial positions under PM Tony Blair and PM Gordon Brown, led…

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Unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the quickest route to peace- by Jennifer Gerber, director of LFI

Posted 10 October, 2014 in Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by LabourList on 10 October 2014     I am a strong supporter of Palestinian statehood. However complex the issues involved, it is a simple matter of justice that the Palestinian people should have their own homeland, one that lives in peace and security with its neighbour, Israel. I can understand, therefore, why MPs will be tempted to…

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Fairness dictates that we show concern for both sides- Anne McGuire MP, Chair of Labour Friends of Israel

Posted 5 August, 2014 in Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Published by LabourList on 25 July 2014 -- We have all been shocked to see the surge in violence between Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. This conflict is causing enormous hardship on both sides. Particularly distressing is the sight of civilian casualties. The scale of human suffering in the current escalation is…

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Ed Miliband Speech to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch 2014 ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY***

Posted 17 June, 2014 in Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech to Labour Friends of Israel, said: Friends, it is once again a privileged to have the opportunity to address the annual LFI lunch. I would like to thank everyone from LFI for organising today’s lunch, and I am sure you…

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Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party’s first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, April 2014

Posted 15 April, 2014 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Ed Miliband showed strong solidarity with Israel and highlighted his personal connection to the country on his first visit as Leader of the Labour Party. The Labour Leader was joined by his wife Justine, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, political advisors and LFI director Jennifer Gerber. Ed Miliband met with Israeli and Palestinian officials, including Prime…

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LFI Chair Anne McGuire’s response to Peter Hain’s one-state speech

Posted 30 January, 2014 in Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
In response to Peter Hain MP’s comments supporting a one-state solution, LFI Chair Anne McGuire MP has issued the following statement: “As Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has said, the Labour Party has a very clear position in support of a negotiated two state solution. The party supports, as does LFI,  John Kerry in his efforts…

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Shadow Secretary of State Jim Murphy leads defence and security-focused delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 4 October, 2013 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Delegates on the Golan Heights being briefed about the security situation in Syria The Labour delegates, 29th September to 4th October, explored how to strengthen the bilateral strategic defence relationship; discussed how we can support each other against common challenges; and were briefed on the threats facing Israel as well as the security challenges in the Palestinian territories.…

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