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PM pledges UK-led International Fund meeting at LFI annual lunch

Posted 2 December, 2024 in Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses LFI Annual Lunch 2024 Keir Starmer yesterday addressed LFI’s Annual Lunch – its biggest in 15 years – and underlined his support for Israel and a two-state solution.  The prime minister also had strong words for Iran, restated the government’s opposition to BDS, and made a major announcement on Britain’s work…

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Labour Friends of Israel announces three new honorary vice-chairs 

Posted 27 November, 2024 in Labour Party, News
LFI honorary officers Damien Egan MP, Jo White MP and Mike Tapp MP Labour Friends of Israel has today announced three new honorary vice-chairs, following July’s landslide general election victory for the Labour Party.  The new honorary parliamentary officers are three MPs elected for the first time this year – Bristol North East MP Damien Egan,…

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Ministers reiterate need to free hostages and tackle Iran

Posted 26 November, 2024 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer and International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer and International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds respectively reiterated the government's positions on the need to free the 101 Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza and the need to tackle the threats…

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Peter Prinsley MP raises British hostage Emily Damari in Commons

Posted 25 November, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Peter Prinsley MP At this afternoon's urgent question on the Middle East, Labour MP Peter Prinsley asked the Middle East Minister about efforts to free 28-year-old Emily Damari, a British-Israeli dual national who has been held hostage in Gaza since 7 October last year. He asked: "Emily is a British citizen who, as the Minister has…

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LFI statement on Northern Gaza

Posted 13 November, 2024 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI statement on northern Gaza  Hamas’ murderous assault on southern Israel on 7 October triggered tragic conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and huge suffering for innocent people throughout the region. LFI continues to support a ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and an increase in aid to…

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Dame Louise Ellman: This is how a warped narrative gets legitimised

Posted 8 November, 2024 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman I was an MP for over two decades so am rarely surprised by the amount of time parliament spends focused on Israel. Even I, however, was taken aback by the degree to…

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UK-Israel aerial defence collaboration

Posted 1 November, 2024 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Today, Labour Friends of Israel publishes UK-Israel Aerial Defence Collaboration: Towards a British Iron Shield, a policy briefing on the lessons Britain can learn from Israel on aerial defence to protect civilians and infrastructure against missile attacks.  Since its creation in 1948, Israel has lived under the constant threat of attack, fighting a number of…

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Former Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli visits London with LFI

Posted 1 November, 2024 in Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer meets with former Israeli Labor leader Merav Michaeli Merav Michaeli, sitting Knesset member and the former leader of the Israeli Labor party, this week visited London as a guest of Labour Friends of Israel. During her visit, Merav met with Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP and chair of the Foreign…

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Prime Minister: “I have never described what is going on in Gaza as genocide”

Posted 30 October, 2024 in Hamas, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's Prime Minister's Questions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated the government's view that claims that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza constitute genocide are wrong. This follows comments from the Foreign Secretary on Monday that accusations of genocide against Israel "undermine the seriousness" of the term. Green MP Carla…

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