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New Labour MPs hear testimony from Israeli hostage families

Posted 24 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour MPs with delegation of Israeli hostage families This afternoon, LFI hosted an event for a delegation of Israeli hostage family members in Parliament. More than 30 new MPs elected at the general election attended, where they heard harrowing stories of their relatives' kidnap and captivity. The event, chaired by LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP, was…

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Prime Minister sets out support for “safe and secure Israel” and hostage release

Posted 22 July, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's statement on recent NATO and European Political Community meetings, the Prime Minister set out the government's support for a "safe and secure Israel", a two-state solution, and the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. He also raised the "malign influence of Iran", including its nuclear…

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Foreign Secretary sets out support for Israel and Gaza’s future without Hamas

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today’s statement on the situation in the Middle East, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government's support for Israel's current position, as well as making a clear distinction between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He said: "There are those in this House who, like me, represent…

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Labour MPs push for hostage release at first statement since election

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Sharon Hodgson MP, John Slinger MP, Dan Tomlinson MP and Emily Darlington MP At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the situation in the Middle East, a number of Labour MPs asked questions of the government on issues including the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, the UK's influence in the Arab world, and…

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy makes first visit to Israel and the West Bank

Posted 16 July, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary David Lammy meets with Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem Foreign secretary David Lammy has this week made his first visit to Israel and the West Bank following his appointment on 5 July. During the trip, the Foreign Secretary reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, including the…

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has first calls with Israeli and Palestinian leaders

Posted 7 July, 2024 in Analysis, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Newly-elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has today spoken with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. In his call with Netanyahu, the Prime Minister "said he looked forward to further deepening the close relationship between the two countries". They went on to discuss the importance of…

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LFI director Michael Rubin: How a Labour Government could advance peace in the Middle East

Posted 8 May, 2024 in Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original. Amid the horror in Israel and Gaza over the past seven months, there have been few causes for hope and optimism. While President Biden’s credible and constructive plan for the future is much needed, any new diplomatic effort to resolve…

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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 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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