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Huge turnout for LFI conference reception

Posted 26 September, 2018 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel held its biggest ever reception at Labour party conference in Liverpool this week. Over 400 delegates attended a packed event addressed by deputy leader Tom Watson, Israeli Labor MK Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, Ambassador Mark Regev, and LFI chair Joan Ryan. In a stirring address, Mr Watson declared: "I am genuinely proud of each and…

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Over 50 Labour MPs write to DFID to express concern over Trump coexistence cuts

Posted 21 September, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Following the Trump administration’s decision to end all funding for coexistence projects in Israel-Palestine, over 50 Labour MPs have written to DFID Secretary of State Penny Mordaunt to express their serious concern and to call on the UK to help fill the void. You can view a PDF of the letter here.

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Analysis: Trump slashes funding for coexistence projects

Posted 18 September, 2018 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The Trump administration is to end US funding to coexistence programmes that bring Israelis and Palestinians together, it has emerged. The US currently provides $10m for the projects – one quarter of the money invested globally in civil society peace and reconciliation work between Israelis and Palestinians. The American move is part of a wider policy by the…

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Analysis: The downgrading of the “ultimate deal”

Posted 12 July, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Donald Trump’s hope of pulling off the “ultimate deal” – an end to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians – appears to be more distant than ever, with US media reporting a significant downgrading of the US effort. This week the Washington Post suggested that, with the American Middle East peace plan stalled, the Trump administration was…

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Labour MPs visit Israel and the Palestinian Territories on LFI delegation

Posted 31 May, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Seven Labour parliamentarians toured Israel and the Palestinian territories this week on a delegation run by Labour Friends of Israel. LFI parliamentary chair Joan Ryan led the delegation, and she was joined by MPs Louise Ellman, Andrew Gwynne, Stephen Morgan, Sharon Hodgson, and Jonathan Reynolds, as well as Lord Roy Kennedy. The delegation first visited Jerusalem, including a tour of the…

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Analysis: A pledge and a plan for Gaza

Posted 24 May, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Last week’s tragic events on the Gaza border underline the need for urgent action to address the plight of the Palestinian people. Earlier this year, LFI launched a Pledge for Gaza. It promotes a multifaceted approach, one with political, diplomatic and economic strands. The pledge recognises the suffering of the people of Gaza and the dire humanitarian situation…

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Analysis: Why we all need to reflect when we talk about Gaza

Posted 16 May, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This post, by LFI Director Jennifer Gerber, first appeared on Progress Simple narratives that seek to cast all the blame of the Gaza conflict on one side are as naive as they are unhelpful to the cause of peace, writes Labour Friends of Israel’s Jennifer Gerber On Tuesday Labour Friends of Israel issued a tweet about the…

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Analysis: Time to end Gaza’s cycle of violence – Joan Ryan MP

Posted 15 May, 2018 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This blog by Joan Ryan MP, parliamentary chair of Labour Friends of Israel, was originally posted on Times of Israel The terrible and shocking events in Gaza yesterday require urgent and immediate action to end the cycle of violence and address the plight of its people. Like any other country, Israel has a right to defend its…

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Analysis: Seven Defining Moments: Israel at 70

Posted 26 April, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
On the 14th May, 1948, on the termination of the British Mandate, Israel declared its independence. As the Jewish state celebrates its seventieth anniversary, here are seven defining moments in the history of the reborn Jewish state. 1948 - Israel’s War of Independence The Jewish Agency, pre-state Israel’s government-in-waiting, accepting UN Resolution 181 which called for the…

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