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…
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…
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.…
Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband, Israeli MK Hilik Bar, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub and LFI Chair Anne McGuire addressed the 2013 LFI Annual Reception; and, with BICOM, we held a panel debate how the left can best support a two state solution
Addressing the LFI Annual Reception at Labour Party…
At this year’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton we are delighted to be hosting special Israeli guest Labor party Member of the Knesset Hilik Bar. Hilik is Secretary General of the Israeli Labor Party, Deputy Speaker the Knesset (Israeli parliament), and leads the Israeli all party group for a two state solution.
Photo: לואיז גרין, CC BY-SA…
Shadow Chancellor Rt Hon Ed Balls MP visited Israel and the Palestinian territories this week with Labour Friends of Israel, and called for the economic partnership between Britain and Israel to be celebrated, and for Israelis and Palestinians to develop closer business links with each other.
Ed Balls and Bashar Masri at Rawabi
Describing the visit…
Shadow Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP addressed the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch on Tuesday (2 July) and asserted that Israel’s existence should be celebrated as a progressive cause. He denounced the boycott movement as an obstacle to a peaceful two state solution, and said that we should be seeking stronger ties…
Delegates at Sderot police station, where rockets fired at Sderot from Gaza are stored
Shadow International Development Secretary Ivan Lewis MP led, last week, a delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Ivan Lewis was joined by Derek Twigg MP and LFI Vice Chair and International Development Committee member Michael McCann MP on the visit. The…
Over 100 people gathered in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to participate in the joint Labour Friends of Israel and We Believe in Israel debate on: How can we best promote renewed negotiations and a two state solution?
The panellists, led by Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy, called for renewed negotiations; passionately argued that…
We Must Not Let Frustration Over the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Stop Us Making the Case for a Negotiated Two State Solution
by John Woodcock MP
Jonathan Freedland's thoughtful piece on 23 November succinctly evokes the fatigue that has sapped so much energy from efforts to secure peace in the Middle East.
