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LFI Honorary Chair Mark Sewards Leads Historic First Delegation to Israel and Bahrain

Posted 13 February, 2026 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Peace process
Mark Sewards has become the first Labour Friends of Israel chair to visit the Kingdom of Bahrain, following a visit to Israel where he met senior political figures and peace activists. While in Israel, the MP for Leeds South West and Morley met Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog; the leader of Labour’s sister party, the…

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Mark Sewards: “It is now imperative for the UK to reset its relationship with Israel”

Posted 13 February, 2026 in Abraham Accords, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards has written the article below for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. This week, I am visiting Israel and Bahrain; my first trip to the region since becoming Labour Friends of Israel’s new parliamentary chair. My visit comes at a moment of huge opportunity and challenge. Israelis…

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Mark Sewards meets with Palestinian Peace Activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

Posted 13 February, 2026 in Abraham Accords, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards met with Palestinian-American humanitarian peace activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib in parliament on 21 January. At Portcullis House, the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley discussed with the peace activist the progress made on the Gaza peace plan, the steps necessary as the second phase is set to…

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LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards meets with Jewish and Arab Israeli education leaders

Posted 12 February, 2026 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Peace process
LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards hosted a parliamentary event for 38 secondary school headteachers and heads of innovation from Jewish, Muslim and Arab schools across Israel as part of an ongoing UK–Israel education exchange focused on practical, classroom-led innovation. The delegation was led by Dr Sharon Greenberg, deputy chief executive for research and development…

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LFI at JLM one-day conference 2026

Posted 12 February, 2026 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI had a major presence at the Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference in north London, including a stall and several sessions on issues relating to Israel and the wider Middle East. The day began with an event on the upcoming 2026 Knesset elections, chaired by former LFI chair Louise Ellman, alongside Dr Shai Agmon of…

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UK government to convene conference on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Posted 8 December, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP In a major step forward for a longstanding LFI policy ask, the UK will host a key peacebuilding conference on 12 March next year to help establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The conference at Lancaster House will bring together civil society leaders from across the region and delivers on…

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Foreign Secretary: Palestinian curriculum reform is “crucial”

Posted 18 November, 2025 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's statement from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, she set out the government's view that reform to remove antisemtic and inciteful content from the Palestinian Authority's educational curriculum is "a crucial part of the Palestinian Authority reforms" required by the American peace plan. Responding to the Conservative frontbench, she said: "The…

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“We share the land – can we share the future?”

Posted 4 November, 2025 in Coexistence, Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding, News, Peace process, Voices for Change
“We share the land – can we share the future?” by Samer Sinijlawi  With Saudi Arabia fast becoming the gravitational centre of Middle Eastern diplomacy, resolving the Palestinian question has never been more urgent. This is no longer just a moral imperative. It is a strategic necessity for Israel. Peace with the Palestinians unlocks a new regional reality: one where…

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