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Prime Minister: Hamas disarmament must be non-negotiable

Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's statement on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out the government's position that the disarmament of Hamas is "non-negotiable". He said: "Disarmament must be non-negotiable, and that is why it is written into the 20-point plan, and it is why we are now…

Labour MPs urge support for peacebuilding following ceasefire

Danny Beales MP and Jonathan Davies MP At today's statement from the Prime Minister on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Labour MPs pushed the government for greater support for peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians to ensure future peace. Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP Danny Beales asked: "I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, which we all…

Home Secretary pledges to defend Jewish community following Manchester attack

At today's statement on the terror attack against a synogogue in Manchester, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the government's condemnation of the attack and its response. She said: "Let me start by calling this attack what it was: an evil act of antisemitic terrorism that targeted innocent worshippers on Yom Kippur, the holiest day…

Labour MPs demand action against antisemitic anti-Zionism following synagogue attack

Graham Stringer MP, Mark Sewards MP and Luke Myer MP At today's statement from the Home Secretary following the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester, a number of Labour MPs pushed for greater action to tackle antisemitic anti-Zionism. Local MP Graham Stringer ended his remarks by saying: "Partly because of what has happened in Gaza,…

Dame Louise Ellman: We must tackle the poisonous lies about Israel to stop the rising tide of antisemitism

Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original. A major terror attack on a Jewish institution – such as that which tragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation last Thursday – was both predictable and predicted. For two…

Sowing regional seeds of hope

Sowing regional seeds of hope Eli Bar-On, Dr Najah Al Otaibi and Ghanem Nuseiben In May, at the historic Château d’Ermenonville outside Paris, something remarkable happened. Dozens of leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa – Israelis, Palestinians, Moroccans, Egyptians, Bahrainis, Jordanians and many others – gathered not to debate borders or assign…

Justice for atrocities must matter

Justice for atrocities must matter by Yael Vias Gvirsman  As Robert Jackson, the chief US prosecutor, reminded the world at Nuremberg: “Civilisation cannot tolerate [these acts] being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated.”  The trials at Nuremberg and, later, the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, stand as defining moments in modern legal and moral…

A voice for the region’s concerned mothers 

A voice for the region’s concerned mothers  by Naama Barak Wolfman  Since 7 October 2023, our lives have been marked by fear, grief and pain. Recent days have seen anger and frustration added to this unfortunate list. But, at ​Women Wage Peace​, we refuse to let despair shape the future. We do not represent governments;…