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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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Dame Louise Ellman: Breaking the silence on sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas

Posted 7 March, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for Comment Central. Click here to read the original. Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman Saturday, October 7, was supposed to be the day of Kfar Aza’s annual kite festival. The brainchild of the Kutz family, the residents of the kibbutz gathered to fly kites adorned…

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Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel

Posted 7 March, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Why Progressives Should Reject Decolonisation Myths About Israel Why Progressives Should Reject "Decolonisation" Myths About Israel Labour Friends of Israel today publishes its latest policy briefing: Why Progressives Should Reject “Decolonisation” Myths About Israel , written by Dame Louise Ellman.    On 7 October, Hamas’ brutal assault on…

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LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP pushes government on UNRWA ties to Hamas

Posted 27 February, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP At today's statement on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, LFI parliamentary supporter Neil Coyle MP raised the issue of UNRWA's alleged connections with Hamas and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, in the context of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He asked: "Palestinians desperately need aid, so which organisations…

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Analysis: Hope for hostage deal as world looks to Rafah

Posted 23 February, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories
IDF troops inside the Gaza Strip > IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, via Wikimedia Commons. On the ground Israeli military operations are ongoing in Khan Younis to dismantle Hamas brigades and locate tunnels and weapons, as well as in parts of Gaza City to prevent Hamas returning to areas taken over by the IDF…

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LFI director: Post-Bibi: Aligning two-state hopes with Israeli fears after 7 October

Posted 22 February, 2024 in Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, News
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Fathom Journal. Click here to read the original. LFI director Michael Rubin After 7 October the idea that any Palestinian actor can be trusted to control territory on Israel’s borders is scarcely credible to most Israelis. Yet the US, the UK, and the EU are pushing for…

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Shadow foreign secretary sets out Labour’s support for sustainable ceasefire

Posted 21 February, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP At tonight's opposition day debate on a ceasefire in Gaza in the House of Commons, shadow foreign secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter David Lammy MP set out Labour's view of the terms needed for a sustainable ceasefire. Lammy said: "Labour supports an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, a stop to fighting by both…

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LFI parliamentarians argue for sustainable ceasefire in Commons debate

Posted 21 February, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At tonight's opposition day debate on a ceasefire in Gaza, LFI parliamentary supporters set out the terms that would be required to ensure that any ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is sustainable and lasting. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP LFI chair Steve McCabe MP said: "I want a ceasefire. We need a ceasefire, and how I wish…

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LFI director: Don’t under-estimate the disastrous impact of Israeli “settler-colonial” myths

Posted 20 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI logo The furore over the candidacy of Azhar Ali in Rochdale is a potent reminder of both the power – and destructive quality – of conspiracy theories. Keir Starmer’s decision to withdraw Labour’s support from Ali was the right one.…

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Shadow Home Secretary echoes LFI’s warnings around antisemitism

Posted 19 February, 2024 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper MP At today's Commons statement on antisemitism in the UK, shadow home secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter Yvette Cooper MP echoed LFI's warnings around the huge increase in antisemitism that has been recorded in the UK since 7 October. "It is unconscionable that one of the steepest surges in antisemitism came in…

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