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LFI publishes Civil Society and a New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: An Agenda for a Labour Government

Posted 8 May, 2024 in Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
READ AND DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since 7 October, Israelis and Palestinians have seen catastrophic violence and injustice, eclipsing the already bleak precedents of recent decades. There is now an urgent need to launch a diplomatic process towards ending this conflict. If a renewed diplomatic process is to succeed where all its predecessors have…

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LFI parliamentarians push govt on hostages and Gaza ‘day after’ at Urgent Question on Gaza

Posted 7 May, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP At today's Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on the topics of the 133 remaining hostages still in Gaza and planning for the 'day after' governance of the Strip. LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP asked: "I think we all want an immediate ceasefire,…

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LFI statement on the invasion of Rafah

Posted 6 May, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
The butchery against Israeli civilians unleashed by Hamas on 7 October left the Jewish state with no good choices. After years of terror attacks and periodic barrages of rockets and mortars, Hamas’ massacre in southern Israel proved definitively that the Israeli people would never have safety and security so long as the terrorists’ military and political…

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Lammy: Hamas is blocking a ceasefire in Gaza

Posted 30 April, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP At today's Foreign Office questions session, Labour's shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP reminded colleagues that Hamas has repeatedly rejected offers of a ceasefire deal, brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt, in recent months. He said: "More than 30,000 Palestinians are dead, more than 100 Israeli hostages are still unaccounted…

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Analysis: Unprecedented Iranian attacks on Israel

Posted 18 April, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
IDF, cc. Generals during military attack Unprecedented Iranian attacks on Israel In recent decades, Iran has embarked on an aggressive policy of expanding its influence across the Middle East, with a key aim of encircling Israel. This has involved the funding of proxies, armed militias and terrorist groups across the region, Iran’s “axis of resistance”.…

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LFI parliamentarians urge pressure on Hamas and IRGC proscription

Posted 15 April, 2024 in Hamas, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP At today's statement from the prime minister on the situation in the Middle East, two LFI parliamentarians asked questions to the prime minister on the government's strategy towards Hamas and the IRGC. LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP asked: "Everyone in this House is united in wanting to see the fighting in…

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LFI delegation visits Israel and the Palestinian territories

Posted 28 March, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI delegation meets with Yesh Atid Knesset member Shelly Meron This week, an LFI delegation of MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates visited Israel and the Palestinian territories. Led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP, this is the second such trip undertaken since October 7. The group met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, officials and NGOs in Jerusalem…

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LFI statement on conflict between Israel and Hamas

Posted 18 March, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains desperate and it is imperative that urgent action is taken to address the plight of innocent civilians, especially women and children, who have already paid too high a price in the tragic conflict which Hamas began on 7 October. We welcome the efforts, led by President Biden, of the international…

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Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel

Posted 7 March, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Why Progressives Should Reject Decolonisation Myths About Israel Why Progressives Should Reject "Decolonisation" Myths About Israel Labour Friends of Israel today publishes its latest policy briefing: Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel , written by Dame Louise Ellman.    On 7 October, Hamas’ brutal assault on…

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LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP pushes government on UNRWA ties to Hamas

Posted 27 February, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP At today's statement on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP raised the issue of UNRWA's alleged connections with Hamas and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, in the context of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He asked: "Palestinians desperately need aid, so which organisations…

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