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In Brief: Israeli man seriously hurt in suspected terror stabbing

Posted on 5 July, 2022 by lfiIsrael

A man was seriously hurt in a suspected stabbing attack near the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on Tuesday morning.

The incident is thought to be a terror attack, as police said officers launched a manhunt for the stabber, who …

Posted in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics

In Brief: Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli outlines outlook for election

Posted on 5 July, 2022 by lfiIsrael

Israel’s transport minister and leader of the Israeli Labor party, Merav Michaeli, said on Monday that she would not rule out sitting in a government with the ultra-Orthodox parties following elections later this year.

She also ruled out running with …

Posted in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party

Analysis: Yair Lapid becomes Israel’s fourteenth prime minister

Posted on 5 July, 2022 by lfiIsrael
Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist liberal Yesh Atid party, became Israel’s fourteenth prime minister last week, following the dissolution of the Knesset.

What happened

  • Lapid became prime minister following the collapse of the coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett,
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Posted in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process

Shadow Minister: Labour “seriously concerned” by Iranian threat to Israel

Posted on 1 July, 2022 by lfiIsrael

At a Backbench Business Debate co-sponsored by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP yesterday, shadow Middle East Minister Bambos Charalambous MP laid out Labour’s “serious concern” about “the threats that Iran has made against Israel”.

He also made clear Labour’s view …

Posted in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News

LFI chair speaks in backbench business debate on Iran and the JCPOA

Posted on 1 July, 2022 by lfiIsrael

LFI chair Steve McCabe MP spoke in today’s Backbench Business Debate on Iran and the JCPOA, which he co-sponsored alongside Robert Jenrick MP.

He called for a “clear-sighted and comprehensive strategy” to tackle the Iranian regime’s many malign activities.

Discussing …

Posted in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process

In Brief: Israel and Arab allies agree to tighten cooperation

Posted on 30 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

Senior diplomats from Israel, the US and regional Arab allies agreed to increase efforts to improve security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East during a follow up meeting to the Negev Summit in Bahrain on Monday.

The first meeting …

Posted in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process

In Brief: Israel ramps up bomb shelter construction against Hezbollah threat

Posted on 30 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

Israel’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday that it had begun reinforcement work on dozens of homes in Israeli communities close to the Lebanese border.

The homes are those that are most likely to be hit by rocket fire in a …

Posted in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process

In Brief: Tensions in Likud as Netanyahu spats with lawmakers

Posted on 30 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

A Knesset member in opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party pushed back against the former prime minister on Monday following a rebuke for saying that the Arab-majority Ra’am party could join a Likud-led government following elections later this year.

In …

Posted in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics

Next generation of Labour activists join LFI delegation

Posted on 30 June, 202230 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael
A delegation of Young Labour activists is this week visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories on a joint delegation organised by LFI and We Believe in Israel.

What’s happening

  • The trip is LFI’s first activist delegation to the region in
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Posted in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process Tagged Past delegations

LFI co-hosts parliamentary briefing with Israeli Agriculture Minister Oded Farer

Posted on 29 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

This afternoon, LFI was pleased to host Israeli Agriculture Minister Oded Farer as part of a cross-party UK-Israel APPG briefing event for parliamentarians. In the discussion, MPs and peers heard about how the start-up nation is revolutionising agriculture, including the …

Posted in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News

Steps to a two state solution: Support Palestinian economic independence

Posted on 28 June, 202227 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace

Step Twenty Five: Support Palestinian economic independence

As previous international initiatives have recognised, efforts to strengthen and grow the Palestinian economy are closely tied to both the peace …

Posted in Analysis, Coexistence, Palestinian Territories, Peace process

Labour shadow Middle East minister writes to FCDO on coexistence support

Posted on 22 June, 202224 June, 2022 by lfiIsrael

Labour’s shadow Middle East Minister Bambos Charalambous MP has today written to Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling calling on the government to provide “meaningful support to peacebuilding projects that can bring together Israelis and …

Posted in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process

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Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer MP:

Thanks to LFI "for the crucial role they play in the Labour party, for contributing to a balanced debate on the Middle East and for their work in supporting initiatives to promote a peaceful two-state solution for the people of Israel and Palestine"

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